Constantinos Kombos

Constantinos Kombos was born in 1976 in Lemesos. He has studied law and holds a postgraduate degree in EU Law (LLM University of Cambridge) as well as a PhD in European Constitutional Law (PhD University of Hull). He was elected at the Department of Law of the University of Cyprus in 2006, of which he is a founding member. He has served as chairman of the Law Department and as member of the Senate. He has published six books and numerous articles and chapters in scientific magazines and collective volumes. Part of his work has been translated and published in six languages. He has also participated in and delivered speeches at numerous international conferences.

He was appointed member of the Board of Judges by the Supreme Court. On behalf of the Republic of Cyprus he appeared before the Court of Justice of the European Union and has made recommendations to the House of Representatives on issues of EU Law and the Cyprus Constitution.

He was appointed member of the Cyprus Problem negotiating team in 2014 and has participated in all stages and levels of the negotiation process, Geneva I, Crans-Montana, Geneva II.

He was appointed as minister of foreign affairs on 1st March 2023.

In May 2024, Mr Kombos received the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) Award in Braga, Portugal. The recognition was given for Cyprus’s initiative to establish a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza through the “Amalthea Plan,” aimed at facilitating the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip.

In June 2026, during an official visit to San Marino, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha as an honorary distinction.