Ira Ioannou Aimilianidou appointed to DISY shadow cabinet

On August 1, 2026, the President of the Democratic Rally (DISY), Annita Demetriou, officially announced the appointment of lawyer Ira Ioannou Aimilianidou as the head of the Immigration Portfolio within the party’s Government Work Monitoring Council, often referred to as the 'Shadow Cabinet'. This appointment marks a strategic effort by DISY leadership to integrate civil society representatives with specialized professional expertise into the party's operational mechanisms.

Ira Ioannou Aimilianidou is a legal professional working at the law firm A&A K. Aimilianidis, K. Katsaros & Associates. She currently serves as the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Bar Association and is married to prominent legal expert Achilleas Aimilianidou. Her new role involves monitoring government activities regarding migration and developing evidence-based policy proposals.

This decision is part of a broader initiative by Annita Demetriou to strengthen the party's policy-making capacity by leveraging external experts from the wider community. Following her appointment, Aimilianidou stated that she accepts the role with a sense of responsibility and aims to contribute to the creation of comprehensive and actionable migration policies for the benefit of the country.