Stephanos Stephanou (Greek: Στέφανος Στεφάνου) is a Cypriot politician,[1] who is the General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) since 2021[2] and serves as a member of the Cypriot House of Representatives since 2016.
[2] Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 he moved to Deftera, his father's birthplace.
[4] Following the completion of his studies in 1989, he worked for the United Democratic Youth Organisation (EDON).
[4] During the period 2001-2008 he was a Special Adviser to the President of the House of Representatives, Demetris Christofias.
[6] As a representative, he is a: At the 23rd Party Congress, held on 4 July 2021, he was elected General Secretary of the party's Central Committee, securing 74 votes or 71.84% against 29 votes or 28.16% obtained by fellow candidate Yiorgos Loukaides.