New Accountant-general appointed

PRESIDENT Glafcos Clerides appointed a new Accountant-general during a special Presidential Palace ceremony yesterday.

Assuming the position, 42-year-old Lazaros Lazarou pledged to carry out his new duties with the public interest as his guideline.

Married with three children, Lazarou was senior principal assessor at the District Income Tax Office in Limassol before becoming Accountant General.

He has a BSc in Economics from a British university and also attended the Institute for Tax Administration in Los Angeles.

He graduated from Harvard Law School’s International Tax Program and has a master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government.

Lazarou is also an elected member of the International Assembly of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, representing the 19 countries of the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Gulf.

Lazarou takes over from Antonis Georgis, who went into pre-retirement leave on Monday.

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