Costas Simitis

Prime Minister of Greece

23 June 1936 Piraeus, Greece

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22 January 1996 – 10 March 2004

Greek politician This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Find sources: "Costas Simitis" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2016 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Kostas Simitis Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης 78th Prime Minister of GreeceIn office 22 January 1996 – 10 March 2004PresidentKostis StephanopoulosPreceded by Andreas PapandreouSucceeded by Kostas KaramanlisPresident of the Panhellenic Socialist MovementIn office 30 June 1996 – 8 February 2004Preceded by Andreas PapandreouSucceeded by George PapandreouMinister of Industry, Energy, Research and TechnologyIn office 13 October 1993 – 15 September 1995Prime Minister Andreas PapandreouPreceded by Vasileios KontogiannopoulosSucceeded by Anastasios PeponisMinister of TradeIn office 13 October 1993 – 15 September 1995Prime Minister Andreas PapandreouPreceded by Vasileios KontogiannopoulosSucceeded by Nikolaos AkritidisMinister of National Education and Religious AffairsIn office 23 November 1989 – 13 February 1990Prime Minister Xenophon ZolotasPreceded by Konstantinos DespotopoulosSucceeded by Konstantinos DespotopoulosMinister of National EconomyIn office 26 July 1985 – 27 November 1987Prime Minister Andreas PapandreouPreceded by Gerasimos ArsenisSucceeded by Panagiotis RoumeliotisMinister of AgricultureIn office 21 October 1981 – 26 July 1985Prime Minister Andreas PapandreouPreceded by Athanasios KanellopoulosSucceeded by Ioannis Pottakis Personal detailsBorn (1936-06-23 ) 23 June 1936 (age 85) Piraeus, GreecePolitical partyPanhellenic Socialist MovementOther political affiliationsMovement for ChangeSpouse(s)Daphni ArkadiouChildrenFiona MarilenaAlma materUniversity of Marburg London School of EconomicsWebsiteOfficial website Konstantinos G. Simitis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης ; born 23 June 1936), usually referred to as Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece and was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004.