[2] In 1976, Rolandis was one of the founding members of the Democratic Party in Cyprus.
In March 1978, he was appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs by Spyros Kyprianou.
He maintained the position until a disagreement with Kyprianou over the Cyprus dispute led to his resignation in 1983.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament from Nicosia in 1991 and stayed in that role until 1996.
[3] Subsequently, Rolandis was appointed to the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism post, in which he remained until the end of Clerides' term.