Meet our Chair and the members of the Board of Management.

Education and Professional Qualifications
Joanna Demetriou graduated from The English School in 1998. She pursued her undergraduate studies in Law at the University of Nottingham (LLB Law) and obtained a Master’s Degree in Public International Law from King’s College London (LLM). She is also a Barrister-at-Law (Gray’s Inn), having completed the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law (City University, London).

Professional Experience
Following her academic studies, Joanna completed prestigious internships at:

• The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
• The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.
• The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations in Geneva.

Her legal career began with a pupillage at Tassos Papadopoulos & Co Law Firm in Nicosia. After qualifying as a lawyer in Cyprus, she worked as an associate advocate at L. Papaphilippou & Co Law Firm, specializing in various legal fields.

Since 2009, Joanna has served as Counsel at the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus, where her work spans:

• Civil Law and Civil Litigation.
• Public Administrative Law and Judicial Review.
• Public International Law.

She currently holds the position of Counsel for the Republic A’ (International Law Section), focusing on advisory work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus.

Representation and Achievements
Joanna has represented Cyprus in several prestigious international forums, including:

• The International Court of Justice in The Hague (twice), as part of the delegation of the Republic of Cyprus.
• Proceedings before the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
• Cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

She is a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn and the Cyprus Bar Association, actively contributing to:

• The International and European Law Committee.
• The Human Rights Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association.

Community Involvement
Joanna is also deeply involved in sports governance. She has been a Board Member of the Cyprus Tennis Federation since 2019. In 2022, she was appointed Chair of the ‘Women and Sports’ Commission of the Cyprus Olympic Committee by its Executive Council, a position she continues to hold.