Ánna Koukídi-Procopíou

Anna Koukkides-Procopiou (Greek: Άννα Κουκκίδη-Προκοπίου; born 1974) is a Cypriot politician, economist, and activist. She served as the minister of justice and public order of Cyprus from March 2023 to January 2024.

Early life and education In 1996, Koukkides-Procopiou received a bachelor's degree in economics and history from University College London. She earned her master's degree in international relations at the London School of Economics in 1997.

In 2015, she obtained a certificate in religion and politics from the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. She was a speaker at the TEDxNicosiaWomen conference in 2013.

In April 2024, she co-founded the Cyprus Women Bi-Communal Coalition (CWBC), a group of experts advocating for the inclusion of women in the Cyprus peace process. Other founding members included Ayşegül Baybars, Doğuş Derya, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Jale Refik Rogers, Katherine Clerides, Mine Atlı, Praxoula Antoniadou, and Stefi Drakou. She is also a senior fellow and advisory board member at the Center of European and International Affairs at the University of Nicosia.

She is a member of ExxonMobil's Global Women in Management team, based in Washington, D.C.

In August 2023, she faced criticism for holding an informal meeting in Cyprus with Israeli minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is known for his anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian views.

Awards and honours In 2017, Koukkides-Procopiou received the Women Economic Forum award for "Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All".

In 2026, she was named a Yale Peace Fellow by the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs in recognition of her efforts to empower women in the public sphere.