Costas Kadis

Costas Kadis
Κώστας Καδής
Official portrait, 2024
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2024
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byVirginijus Sinkevičius
Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
In office
1 March 2018 – 28 February 2023
PresidentNicos Anastasiades
Preceded byNicos Kouyialis
Succeeded byPetros Xenophontos
Minister of Education and Culture
In office
14 March 2014 – 28 February 2018
PresidentNicos Anastasiades
Preceded byKyriakos Kenevezos
Succeeded byCostas Hambiaouris
Minister of Health
In office
16 July 2007 – 28 February 2008
PresidentTassos Papadopoulos
Preceded byHaris Charalambous
Succeeded byChristos Patsalides
Personal details
Born
Costas Kadis

(1967-08-30) 30 August 1967 (age 57)
Nicosia, Cyprus
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMarina Michailidou-Kadis
Children2
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
OccupationBiologist • Politician

Costas Kadis (Greek: Κώστας Καδής, pronounced [ˈkostas kaˈðis]; born 30 August 1967) is a Cypriot biologist and politician who served as the Cypriot Minister of Health (2007–2008),[1] Minister of Education and Culture (2014–2018), and Minister of Agriculture (2018–2024). He is not a member of any political party.[2]

Early life and education

Kadis graduated from the University of Athens with a BSc in Biology in 1991.[1][3] He received his PhD from the same university in 1995.[1]

Career

Kadis started his career in academia at the University of Athens and then moved back to his home country to work at the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus.[2] In 2005, he established the Nature Conservation Unit at Frederick University.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Costas Kadis". Nature Conservation Unit. Frederick University. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Louise Guillot and Marianne Gros (27 September 2024), Costas Kadis: A bookish technocrat to handle oceans and fisheries Politico.
  3. ^ "Academic Staff Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Frederick University Cyprus. Retrieved 20 January 2013.[permanent dead link‍]


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