Stella Kyriakides was awarded the ECL Honorary Award 2024
Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, was recently awarded the ECL Honorary Award 2024.
Stella Kyriakides is a Cypriot politician and clinical psychologist, currently serving as the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.
She has held this position since December 2019. Born in Nicosia on March 10, 1956, Kyriakides worked in child and adolescent psychiatry with the Cypriot Ministry of Health from 1979 to 2006.
In 2006, Stella Kyriakides transitioned into politics, joining the Cypriot House of Representatives, where she focused on health and foreign affairs.
Further, she became a prominent advocate for cancer awareness, founding the First Breast Cancer Movement in Cyprus and chairing the National Committee on Cancer Strategy. Her leadership on these concerns helped shape her future political career.
In 2017, she became the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), making history as the first Cypriot and third woman to hold that role.
As European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Kyriakides has made significant strides in improving healthcare systems across the EU, advocating for better access to affordable medicines, and overseeing initiatives like the European Health Data Space.
She is also an important figure in the EU’s “Farm to Fork” strategy, which aims to create a more sustainable and healthy food system for the region. Through her work, she has become a key leader in shaping European health and food policy.
Education
Stella Kyriakides earned a degree in psychology from the University of Reading and a master’s degree in child maladjustment at the Victoria University of Manchester.
Interviews with Stella Kyriakides
Making Personal Experience a Political Priority: EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides – OncoDaily (October 2024)
Interview with Ms. Stella Kyriakides – Council of Europe (October 2013)
Closing interview with Stella Kyriakides – POLITICO (October 2023)
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