Born on March 24, 1969, Konstantinos Ioannou is a graduate of the English School, Nicosia. He studied Business Administration at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST, in the UK and pursued further studies in the USA with a Fulbright scholarship at Cornell University, earning an MBA in Hotel Management. Since 1997, he has been a founder, consultant, and board member of IMH until 2018. He served as CEO and board member of Real Time Hospitality Intelligence, USA (1996-2001). In 2006, he founded C.C. Coffee Company Ltd, which owns the Gloria Jean’s Coffees International franchise in Cyprus, and represented the European region in Retail Food Group, Australia’s advisory group. He served as Minister of Health from March 1, 2018, to July 1, 2021, and was honored by the University of Nicosia in 2022 for his vision and efforts in implementing the General Health System (GHS). Since March 1, 2023, he has been Minister of Interior. He is married with three children.
