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Late President Of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos

EDM number 315 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Dismore on 16/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Europe and International politics and government.

That this House joins the people of Cyprus, his wife Fotini, his family, friends and colleagues in mourning the passing of the former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, who died on 12 December 2008, of lung cancer; recalls that he served as the Fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 2003 to February 2008, during which time he oversaw Cyprus' entry to the European Union on 1 May 2004 and on 1 January 2008 the adoption of the euro currency; recalls also his long public service from being Makarios' first Interior Minister, through his leadership of the DIKO party, and his successful legal practice; agrees with President of the Republic Demetris Christofias that he was a politician with depth and was widely respected by Cypriot society which respects patriots who conscientiously serve it; and recognises a leader who never wavered from taking a stand against prevailing public and political opinion if he believed it served the island's best interests, and who always defended the creation of the Cyprus Republic as an achievement of both Greek and Turkish Cypriots after Britain's colonial rule.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Dismore16/12/2008HendonLabourProposed
Andrew George16/12/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Edward O'Hara17/12/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSeconded
Bob Spink17/12/2008Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn17/12/2008Islington NorthLabourSeconded
John Hemming17/12/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lynne Jones17/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Mike Hancock17/12/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Love18/12/2008EdmontonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing18/12/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Janet Anderson18/12/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
John McDonnell18/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan18/12/2008Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
David Lepper12/01/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Alan Meale12/01/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Ann Cryer12/01/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington14/01/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis19/01/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned

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