Patrina Taramidou is Director at the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus and Head of the Directorate of Housing Policy and European Affairs. She is responsible for the development and implementation of housing policy, addressing housing needs and promoting effective and sustainable housing solutions. She also coordinates the Ministry’s European affairs and represents the Ministry on housing policy matters at EU level.
With extensive experience in public administration, she has held senior positions specialising in policy development and implementation, strategic planning, institutional reform, human resource management and European affairs.
She is a member of the Town Planning Board, contributing to matters relating to spatial planning and the development of Cyprus’s built environment.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature, a Master’s degree in International and European Relations and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She has also undertaken executive training in management and leadership through a Fulbright Commission scholarship.
