Maniana Kalogeraki

Maniana Kalogeraki

Press Officer of the President's Office

House of Representatives, Republic of Cyprus

She was born in 1976 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
She went to Pangrition private school. From 1996-2000, she studied Communication and Mass Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and at the same time, English, French and Turkish.
Before finishing her studies, she was already working for «Kathimerini» newspaper in Athens, where she served for two years as editor at the foreign news desk. From 2000, until 2012, she worked as an anchorwoman and foreign news desk editor for Star Channel, Greece, covering at the same time the visits of Turkish officials. She travelled several times to Turkey, for major events.
In May 2012, she moved to Cyprus, where she has been living and working since then. From 2012 until 2020, she worked for Cyprus' media as editor and editor in chief, covering all significant political developments, interviewing President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, all previous cabinet members, including current President Mr. Nicos Christodoulides, Mehmet Ali Talat, Serdar Denktash and others. As a journalist, she accompanied Mr. Anastasiades at his visits to Russia, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Greece and Gen. Sec. AKEL. Mr. Andros Kyprianou at his visit to Turkey.
From May 2020, until September 2023, she was the Correspondent of ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) and Athens News Agency, in Cyprus.
In May 2022, she was awarded by the Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism of Athanasios Botsis, Greece, for her journalistic work in the closed city of Varosha, Famagusta, Cyprus.
Since October 2023, she serves as the Press Officer of the President of House of Representatives, Republic of Cyprus, Mrs. Annita Demetriou.