Andreas Neocleous

Andreas Neocleous Evripidi (Greek: Ανδρέας Νεοκλέους Ευριπίδη; 3 July 1939 – 1 October 2021) was a Cypriot lawyer who served as member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus.

Early life

Neocleous graduated from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Law School in 1964. He began practicing law in 1965 and has specialized in the fields of international investment and international corporate tax law. He was the founder and managing partner of Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC.[1]

Neocleous participated in EOKA's fight for the liberation of the island, and he was arrested by the British troops and imprisoned during 1956–1959.[2]

Career

In 1970, he was elected as a member of the Parliament of the United Party (Eniaion Party) in Cyprus and served until 1976.

In 1974, he participated in the coup d'état and was appointed as agricultural minister.[3][4][5]

In 2017, Neocleous's law firm Andreas Neocleous & Co, among others, was found guilty of bribing a deputy attorney general of Cyprus.[6] Shortly thereafter, the law firm changed its name to Elias Neocleous & Co LLC.

In 2019, Neocleous bought the Cyprus Mail. Criticism came when articles referring to his former law firm's conviction were removed from the website of the newspaper the day after ownership of the newspaper changed.[7]

Personal life

Neocleous was married to Lia, and they had two children, Elias and Panayiotis, both lawyers.[8]

He was an honorary fellow of the Center for International Legal Studies.[9] He was the Honorary Consul of Japan in Cyprus[10][11] and the honorary legal adviser of the British High Commissioner in Cyprus.[12]

Neocleous died from COVID-19 at the General Hospital of Nicosia on 1 October 2021, aged 82.[8][13]

References
  1. "People and Offices: Andreas Neocleous".
  2. Who's Who. Επίτομο Βιογραφικό Λεξικό, Αθήνα, Μέτρον, Τόμος Β', 2009
  3. "Δήλωσις του Υπουργού Γεωργίας και Φυσικών Πόρων". Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών. 19 July 1974. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. Σάββα, Χρίστος (25 July 2014). "To πραξικόπημα της 15ης Ιουλίου". www.sigmalive.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. "Δεν είναι καθόλου τυχαία η οικογένεια Νεοκλέους για την κυβέρνηση". 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. "REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS V. ANDREAS NEOKLEOUS & CO LLC". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. Orphanides, Stelios. "Founder of disgraced Cypriot law firm buys the Cyprus Mail". OCCRP. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  8. "Prominent lawyer, Cyprus Mail owner Andreas Neocleous dies". Cyprus Mail. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. "Center for International Legal Studies". Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  10. "MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Honorary Consular Officers in Cyprus - JAPAN". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  11. "Embassy of Japan in Greece". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  12. "Archived copy". ukincyprus.fco.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Έφυγε ο Ανδρέας Νεοκλέους – Τη Δευτέρα η κηδεία". Politis. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.


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