Constantinos Yiorkadjis
{{Short description|Cypriot politician}}
Constantinos Yiorkadjis{{refn|This is the English-language transliteration used by the Nicosia Municipality website.{{cite web |title=Mayor's Biography |url=https://www.nicosia.org.cy/en-GB/mayorsoffice/biography/ |publisher=Nicosia Municipality |access-date=2 September 2021}}|group="nb"}} ({{langx|el|Κωνσταντίνος Γιωρκάτζης
}}; born 20 February 1968) is a Cypriot politician who was mayor of Nicosia from 2012 to 2024.
Biography
He is the son of Polycarpos Giorkatzis, a minister assassinated in 1970 by the Greek military junta. His mother remarried to Tassos Papadopoulos, who was elected President of Cyprus.{{cite news |last1=Psillides |first1=Constantinos |title=Bust stolen from Yiorkadjis' grave. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bust+stolen+from+Yiorkadjis'+grave.-a0369017332 |access-date=2 September 2021 |work=Cyprus Mail |date=23 May 2014}}
He enlisted in the National Guard in 1986 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant. He graduated with honours in Business Administration and Economics from Boston University in 1993. After beginning work in Boston, he worked for the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company in Athens. He worked as a Sales Manager, Regional Manager and Director of Research and Development for Frigoglass.
In September 2011, he registered as an independent candidate for mayor of Nicosia.{{cite news |title=Υποψήφιος Δήμαρχος Λευκωσίας ο Κωνσταντίνος Γιωρκάτζης |url=http://www.philenews.com/el-gr/Eidiseis-Kypros/22/80187 |access-date=2 September 2021 |work=Phileleftheros |date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117115735/http://www.philenews.com/el-gr/Eidiseis-Kypros/22/80187 |archive-date=2012-01-17 |language=Greek}} His candidacy was endorsed by the right-wing parties Democratic Rally and Democratic Party.{{cite news |title=Τι φέρνει η δεξιά στροφή στην Κύπρο |url=https://www.newsbomb.gr/bloggers/giorgos-hristoforidis/story/102629/ti-fernei-i-dexia-strofi-stin-kypro |access-date=2 September 2021 |publisher=News Bomb |date=26 December 2011 |language=Greek}} With 57.11% of votes, he defeated the incumbent Eleni Mavrou.{{cite news |title=Νέος δήμαρχος της πρωτεύουσας ο Κ.Γιωρκάτζης |url=http://www.philenews.com/el-gr/New-Homepage-With-Slider/4995/89598/neos-dimarchos-tis-proteyousas-o-kgiorkatzis |access-date=2 September 2021 |work=Phileleftheros |date=19 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224195639/http://www.philenews.com/el-gr/New-Homepage-With-Slider/4995/89598/neos-dimarchos-tis-proteyousas-o-kgiorkatzis |archive-date=2012-02-24 |language=Greek}}
In December 2016, Yiorkadjis won a second term with 68.86% of the vote.{{cite news |title=Nicolaides takes Limassol as Nicosia, Paphos, Famagusta and Napa mayors re-elected (Update 14) |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2016/12/18/elections-running-smoothly-official-says/ |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=Cyprus Mail |date=18 December 2016}} In 2024, he was elected president of Nicosia District.{{cite news |title=Βελτιώσεις στη νομοθεσία για Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση συζήτησαν Σιζόπουλος-Γιωρκάτζης |url=https://cyprustimes.com/politiki/veltioseis-sti-nomothesia-gia-topiki-aftodioikisi-syzitisan-sizopoulos-giorkatzis/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=The Cyprus Times |date=16 September 2024 |language=Greek}}
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