Zina Lisandrou Panagidi

Zina Lisandrou Panagidi
Ζήνα Λυσάνδρου Παναγίδη
Mayor of Lefkoniko
In office
2016–2024
Succeeded byPieris Gypsiotis
Personal details
Born (1955-07-07) July 7, 1955
SpouseAristides Panagides
ChildrenAndreas Panagides
Education

Zina Lisandrou Panagidi (Greek: Ζήνα Λυσάνδρου Παναγίδη; born July 7, 1955), is a Cypriot pedagogue, writer, and politician. She is a former mayor of Lefkoniko, city that is de facto under Northern Cyprus but de jure under Republic of Cyprus since she was elected in December 2016 local elections, having been one of the four female mayors elected in the country,[1][2][3][4] until 2024. She graduated from the Philosophical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on 1977 and in 1993 a master's degree in Educational Policy and Management for University of Albany. She also worked in radio and TV[5][6]

Works

  • Μνήμη Πατρίδας ("Memories of my country"). Nicosia: Lefkoniko Municipality, 1995.[7]
  • Τα Βιβλία που Αγάπησα ("The books I loved"). Thessaloniki: Malliaris Paedia, 2012. (ISBN 978-960-457-545-9)
  • Του Λευκονοίκου τα πεσόντα τέκνα (1964-1974) ("The Fallen Children of Lefkoniko (1964-1974)"). Nicosia: Lefkoniko Municipality, 2022. (ISBN 978-9925-7652-1-8)

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