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Marina Nikolaou

Cypriot politician (born 1986)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ138829098 ↗
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Marina Nikolaou (Greek: Μαρίνα Νικολάου; born 27 November 1986) is a Cypriot politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 legislative election, representing the Limassol constituency as a member of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL).

Early life and career

Nikolaou was born in Limassol, Cyprus, and raised in Pelendri. She studied political science at the University of Cyprus and underwent postgraduate studies in communications, media, & journalism at Frederick University.

She became involved in politics from a young age as a member of PEOM, a leftist student organization; EDON, the youth wing of AKEL; and the Progressive Movement of Students. She has been a member of AKEL since 2004, and is a member of the party's Central Committee. She has represented EDON and AKEL at various international conferences.

Nikolaou worked in the press office and cultural affairs bureau of EDON and as a research fellow at the Cyprus Labour Institute (INEK-PEO), and later at the youth centre of the Cyprus Youth Organization (ONEK). She has also been a member of the general council of the POGO Women's Movement.

Political career

European Parliament (2016–2021)

In 2016, Nikolaou began working as a political advisor for the European United Left/Nordic Green Left in the European Parliament.

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“Marina Nikolaou” enters the record as cypriot politician (born 1986). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Marina, Nikolaou and Cypriot can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1986, 2021, 2004, 2016—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1986-11-27. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Marina, Nikolaou and Cypriot.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q138829098. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1986, 2021, 2004 and 2016.

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