Skevi Koukouma Koutra

Koukouma Koutra was born in Avgorou, Famagusta District, Cyprus. She completed secretarial studies and received a diploma in architectural design in the United Kingdom.^[1][2]

In 2010, Koukouma Koutra was named president of the Pancyprian Federation of Women's Organizations (POGO). She has also served as vice president of the Women's International Democratic Federation.^[3] In July 2023, she attended a conference in Belgium organized by Global Women for Peace United Against NATO.^[4]

In April 2024, Koukouma Koutra co-founded the Cyprus Women Bi-Communal Coalition, an advocacy group focused on the inclusion of women in the Cyprus peace process. Other founding members included Anna Koukkides-Procopiou, Ayşegül Baybars, Doğuş Derya, Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Jale Refik Rogers, Katherine Clerides, Mine Atlı, Praxoula Antoniadou, and Stefi Drakou.^[5]

In 1990, Koukouma Koutra became a member of the AKEL Central Committee.^[3] In 2008, she was elected to the House of Representatives, representing the Famagusta District as a member of AKEL.^[3] She was re-elected in the 2011 and 2016 elections.^[3][6]

During her tenure, she served as chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees, Enclaved Persons, Missing Persons and Adversely Affected Persons, and as deputy chair of the Committee on Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance. She was also a member of the committees on the interior, human rights and equal opportunities, public expenditures, and foreign affairs.^[3]

In 2020, Koukouma Koutra supported a bill proposed by AKEL that would criminalize prostitution, describing it as the "oldest form of violence against women."^[7]