Mr. Charalambides holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from a leading university in the United Kingdom. He is also a Certified Labor Relations Officer by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), with the recognition and support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance.
He has had a highly successful professional career spanning more than 20 years at well-known and pioneering organizations, with extensive and long-standing experience in management positions, and has also led and successfully carried out a significant number of specialized consulting projects and training programs at pioneering organizations.
For many years, she also served as a Senior Lecturer in degree programs at a leading academic institution in Cyprus and a top university in London. In recent years, he served as Executive Director of Europa Donna Cyprus, where he carried out very important work, and was also Secretary General of the Federation of Cyprus Patients’ Associations (OSAK).
With a deep understanding of health issues and the challenges patients face, he has many years of experience in the field of representation and advocacy, and his contribution to advancing patients’ rights and promoting institutional solutions has been substantial and consistent. In October 2025, by decision of the Council of Ministers, he was appointed as the first Patient Ombudsman of the Republic of Cyprus, which is the State’s new independent institution for the protection of patients’ rights.
