Nikolas Papadopoulos

For other people of the same name, see Nikolaos Papadopoulos (disambiguation).

Nikolas Papadopoulos
President of Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2013
Preceded by	Marios Garoyian
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
In office 2006–2011
Personal details
Born	(1973-04-22) 22 April 1973 Nicosia, Cyprus
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Yiota Kyprianidou
Children	4
Alma mater	University College London
Website	www.npapadopoulos.eu

Nikolas Papadopoulos (Greek: Νικόλας Παπαδόπουλος; born 22 April 1973) is a Greek Cypriot lawyer and politician. He has been Member of Parliament for Nicosia since 2006 and leader of centrist DIKO party since 2013. Papadopoulos chairs the parliamentary committee on Finance and Budget. He is the son of President Tassos Papadopoulos.

Family and education

Papadopoulos was born in Nicosia in 1973, the son of President Tassos Papadopoulos and Foteini Michailidi. He studied law at University College London and was called to the bar at Inner Temple. During his time in London, he served as president of EFEK, the Cypriot students' federation in Britain. On his return to Cyprus, Papadopoulos began work at his father's firm.

Papadapoulos is married and has four children.

Political career

Padapoulos was elected to the House of Representatives as a DIKO MP for the Nicosia constituency in 2006. He was re-elected in 2011. He is the chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget. In 2013, Padapoulos replaced Marios Garoyian as president of DIKO.