Andreas Ashiotis is an Architect (School of Architecture, Ethniko Metsovio Polytechnio) and holds a Master’s degree in Civic Design (Urban and Regional Planning), University of Liverpool.
 
In 1981 he was employed by UNDP as a member of the Nicosia Master Plan (NMP) Team. In 1983 he joined the Department of Town Planning and Housing, where he served in various positions until 2001. He was extensively involved in the first implementation of the Planning Legislation (1990), the drafting of planning policies and the first publication and subsequent amendments of Development Plans.
 
In March 2001 he was appointed as the District Officer of Kyrenia. Along with the duties of his position, during the decade 2001-2012 he was the leading senior officer at the Ministry of Interior for all policies relating to the planning legislation, the planning/building control system and development policies, as well as with land registration and the relevant legislation. Local Authorities and the relevant legislation and policy came within his duties by 2009. Until 2012, its main area of responsibility was the ongoing development and amendment of the Town and Country Planning and the Regulation of Streets and Buildings Legislation, the cooperation with ETEK, all professional bodies of Engineers, the Local Government, and other public Services.
In March 2000 he was appointed as a member of the Council for Planning Exceptions. From 2001 to 2012, he was a member of the Planning Board.
In April 2012 he was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and, along with the Minister, he led the Ministry during the first Presidency of the Council of the European Union by the Republic of Cyprus (second half of 2012).
During the period 2013-18 he was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, contributing, among others, to the drafting and implementation of the Guaranteed Minimum Income Legislation. In April 2018 he was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order.

He retired from the Civil Service in March 2020.