Markos Kyprianou ( ; born 22 January 1960 in Limassol ) is a Cypriot politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation on 19 July 2011 , following the events of the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion . A member of the Democratic Party , he was formerly Cyprus 's Finance Minister and the European Commissioner for Health . He tendered his resignation as Commissioner on 29 February 2008 to become Foreign Minister in the government of newly elected President Dimitris Christofias ; the resignation took effect on 3 March 2008 , when his successor , Androulla Vassiliou , was confirmed as Commissioner
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion
Markos Kyprianou