President of Cyprus

President of the Republic of Cyprus
President of the Republic of Cyprus
	Incumbent; Nikos Christodoulides; since 28 February 2023
Residence	Presidential Palace
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Makarios III
Formation	16 August 1960
Website	www.presidency.gov.cy

The President of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The current President of Cyprus is Nikos Christodoulides.

List of presidents

#	Name	Term start	Term end	Political party
1	Archbishop Makarios III	16 August 1960	15 July 1974 (deposed)	None
–	Nikos Sampson (acting)	15 July 1974	23 July 1974
–	Glafcos Clerides (acting)	23 July 1974	7 December 1974	United Unified Party
(1)	Archbishop Makarios III	7 December 1974 (restored)	3 August 1977 (died in office)	None
2	Spyros Kyprianou	3 September 1977	28 February 1988	Democratic Party
3	George Vasiliou	28 February 1988	28 February 1993	United Democrats
4	Glafcos Clerides	28 February 1993	28 February 2003	Democratic Rally
5	Tassos Papadopoulos	28 February 2003	28 February 2008	Democratic Party
6	Dimitris Christofias	28 February 2008	28 February 2013	Progressive Party of Working People
7	Nicos Anastasiades	28 February 2013	28 February 2023	Democratic Rally
8	Nikos Christodoulides	28 February 2023	Incumbent	Independent

Living former presidents

There are two living former president. The most recent former president to die was Dimitris Christofias (2008–2013) on June 21, 2019 at the age of 72.