Andreas Mavroyiannis

Andreas D. Mavroyiannis (Modern Greek: Ανδρέας Δ. Μαυρογιάννης; born 20 July 1956) is a Cypriot diplomat and politician, who previously served as Ambassador to the United Nations, in addition to several other diplomatic postings.

Andreas Mavroyiannis
Ανδρέας Μαυρογιάννης
Andreas Mavroyiannis in 2013
Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations
In office 23 July 2019 – 17 February 2021
Preceded by	Kornelios Korneliou
Succeeded by	Andreas Hadjichrysanthou
In office 7 August 2003 – 25 August 2008
Succeeded by	Minas Hadjimichael
Deputy Minister for European Affairs
In office 17 October 2011 – 31 January 2013
President	Demetris Christofias
Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the European Union
In office August 2008 – October 2011
Succeeded by	Kornelios Korneliou
Ambassador of Cyprus to France
In office 1999–2002
Ambassador of Cyprus to Ireland
In office 1997–1999
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-20) 20 July 1956 Agros, Limassol District, British Cyprus
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Kalliopi Efthyvoulou ​ ​ (died 2014)​ Lena Shamoun ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Paris-Panthéon-Assas University Paris Nanterre University
Awards	National Order of the Legion of Honour National Order of Merit

Mavroyiannis served in the governments of Nicos Anastasiades and Demetris Christofias.[1] He was the negotiator of the majority Greek Cypriot community in the Cyprus reunification talks between 2015 and 2017,[2] and in 2012 served as Deputy Minister for European Affairs. He is also the former Cypriot representative to the European Union.

In the 2023 Cypriot presidential election, he was running as an independent candidate supported by the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) and Generation Change.[3] In the first round he won 30% of the votes and qualifying to the second round.[4] He lost in the second round to Nikos Christodoulides, receiving 48.08% of the votes, while Christodoulides received 51.92% of the votes.[5]