Born on 14 June 1963 in Famagusta, Cyprus

• Law degree, School of Law, Ethiko & Kapodistriako Panepistimio, Athens, Greece, 1986
• LL.M. (European Law), London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 1987
• Ph.D. (European Law), University College London, 1991
• Research Associate in EEC Law, University College London, 1988-1991
• Lecturer in European Law, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 1991-1993
• Senior Lecturer in European Law, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, 1993-1994
• Jean Monet Chair of European Integration, University of Durham, United Kingdom, 1995-1997
• Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Law of the European Union, University College London, 1994-1997
• Special Adviser on European Union Law to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1994-1997
• Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, Council of Europe, 1994-1997
• Special Adviser to the Attorney General on cases before the European Court of Human Rights, 1995-2001
• Member on the Panel of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, the Netherlands, 1995-2016
• One of the legal advisers of the Greek Cypriot Negotiating Team in the talks for the solution of the Cyprus problem under the auspices of the UN SG, 1997, 2003-2004, 2010-2013
• Minister Plenipotentiary, EU Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia, 1997-1998
• Deputy Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium, 1998-1999
• Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of the Republic of Cyprus in Ireland, 1999-2002
• Promoted to the rank of the Ambassador of Cyprus, 2000
• Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2002-2004
• Chairman, Rapporteur Group on Human Rights (GR-H) of the Committee of the Ministers’ Deputies, Council of Europe, 2003-2004
• Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the European Union, Brussels, 2004-2008
• Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia, 2008-2012
• Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, New York, United States of America, 2012-2017
• Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Relations with the Host Country, 2012-2017
• Co-Chair of the 17th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 2016
• Chair, Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organisation, 2016-2017
• One of the Vice-Presidents of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 2014-2015, served periodically as Acting President of the General Assembly
• Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the European Union, Brussels, 2017-2021
• Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021-2026
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 27 April 2026.