Akis Cleanthous, Cypriot politician, chairman of the Stock Exchange (2003–2007), Minister of Education and Culture (2007–2008), died from a heart attack he was , 47.

Akis Cleanthous was a Cypriot politician and financial analyst died from a heart attack he was , 47.. Cleanhous served as the chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2007 and Minister of Education and Culture from 2007 until 2008. He was a member of the Democratic Party (DIKO), a center-right political party.

(1964 - April 11, 2011) 

Cleanthous was born in 1964 in Argaka, Paphos District, Cyprus.^[2] He received a bachelor's degree in marketing management from Baruch College in New York City.^[1][2] Cleanthous then obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in quantitative analysis from St. John's University in Queens, New York.^[1][2]
Cleanthous initially worked as banker, specializing in electronic banking,^[2] before moving into the Cypriot Internet Technology sector.^[1] He was appointed the chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) in 2003 by the Council of Ministers.^[2] He remained the head of the CSE until February 20, 2007, when he was appointed Minister of Education and Culture.^[1][2]
In February 2007, Cleanthous was appointed the Minister of Education and Culture within the government of President Tassos Papadopoulos.^[1][2] He remained in that position until the Cypriot presidential election in February 2008,^[1] when he was succeeded as minister by Andreas Demetriou. A former member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus for the DIKO, Cleanthous served as the head of the party's political planning bureau and a member of DIKO's executive committee.^[1] He also served as the chairman of the Spyros Kyprianou Institute, a Cypriot think tank named for Spyros Kyprianou.^[1]
Outside of politics, Cleanthous took a position as the managing director of Evresis Loyalty Management in 2008.^[2] Cleanthous also served as the chairman of Sea Star Capital Plc and as a member of the board of directors of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.^[1][2]
Akis Cleanthous died of a heart attack on April 11, 2011, at the age of 46.^[1] At the time of his death, Cleanthous had been scheduled to stand for election in the 2011 Cypriot legislative election on May 22, 2011.^[1]
Cleanthous' funeral was held at the Saint Sophia Church in Strovolos.^[3] Dignitaries in attendance included Cypriot President Demetris Christofias.^[3] He was buried at St. Nicolaos cemetery.^[4] Cleanthous was survived by his wife, Christiana Cleanthous , and son, Evangelos.^[

 

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