introduced a special pension for those over 50 years old with thalassemia, the creation of the Women's House for victims of domestic violence, and the recognition of maternity through surrogate mothers, among other moves. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus, Emilianidou implemented the special employee support schemes, which the labor ministry estimated in November 2020 to have prevented a rise in unemployment. Personal life and death On 15 May 2022, Emilianidou suffered a brain aneurysm and was immediately transferred to Ygeia Medical Center in Athens, Greece, where she underwent surgery. Emilianidou died on 6 June 2022 at the age of 67. Three days of mourning were declared beginning on 6 June. The funeral took place on 10 June at Holy Temple of the Wisdom of God in Strovolos and later her body buried in Nicosia's Constantine and Helen Cemetery. Emilianidou's husband, also a lawyer, died in 2017, aged 70. Books Value Added Tax in Cyprus (1992). References External links 1954 births 2022 deaths Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni Cypriot women lawyers People from Nicosia 21st-century Cypriot women politicians 21st-century Cypriot politicians Cyprus Ministers of Labour and Social Insurance Women government ministers of Cyprus Greek Cypriot people Neurological disease deaths in Greece Deaths from intracranial aneurysm 20th-century Cypriot lawyers