Nikos Palios – Mayor of Ierokipia

He was born in Geroskipou in 1974 and is the son of Pavlos Paliou and Savvatoú Mavrou, both from Geroskipou.
He is married to English teacher Zelia Zoppou and has two children. He holds a degree from the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Cyprus, as well as a postgraduate degree in Modern Greek and Comparative Literature.

He has worked as a Cultural Affairs and Public Relations Officer at the Municipality of Geroskipou since 1998.and has served as President of the Geroskipou School Board since 2017.

He has been a member of the Board of the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Cyprus and has also served for several years on the Board of the Center for Cultural Heritage, as well as Secretary and Press Representative of the Athletic and Cultural Association “Atromitos” of Geroskipou.

Mr. Palios played a key role in the creation of the Municipality of Eastern Paphos, being a member of the Geroskipou Citizens’ Initiative Group.
Since 2009, he has been actively involved in parent associations of schools in Geroskipou.

He regularly writes articles and makes public interventions on topics related to the history and cultural heritage of Geroskipou, as well as on local government matters.
He is the author of a study on the writer Nikos Kavvadias and the editor of the publication “Geroskipou: From Antiquity to Today.”