Costas Simitis

Konstantinos G. "Costas" Simitis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; born 23 June 1936), sometimes called Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), is a Greek politician. He served as Prime Minister of Greece and was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004.

Kostas Simitis Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης
Simitis in 2012
Prime Minister of Greece
In office 22 January 1996 – 10 March 2004
President	Kostis Stephanopoulos
Preceded by	Andreas Papandreou
Succeeded by	Kostas Karamanlis
President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
In office 30 June 1996 – 8 February 2004
Preceded by	Andreas Papandreou
Succeeded by	George Papandreou
Minister of Industry, Energy, Research and Technology
In office 13 October 1993 – 15 September 1995
Prime Minister	Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by	Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos
Succeeded by	Anastasios Peponis
Minister of Trade
In office 13 October 1993 – 15 September 1995
Prime Minister	Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by	Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos
Succeeded by	Nikolaos Akritidis
Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs
In office 23 November 1989 – 13 February 1990
Prime Minister	Xenophon Zolotas
Preceded by	Konstantinos Despotopoulos
Succeeded by	Konstantinos Despotopoulos
Minister of National Economy
In office 26 July 1985 – 27 November 1987
Prime Minister	Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by	Gerasimos Arsenis
Succeeded by	Panagiotis Roumeliotis
Minister of Agriculture
In office 21 October 1981 – 26 July 1985
Prime Minister	Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by	Athanasios Kanellopoulos
Succeeded by	Ioannis Pottakis
Personal details
Born	(1936-06-23) 23 June 1936 Piraeus, Greece
Political party	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Spouse(s)	Daphni Arkadiou
Children	Fiona Marilena
Alma mater	University of Marburg London School of Economics
Website	Official website

Other websites

• His profile in Who is Who at Nato
• Simitis' article on Greece's deficit revision in 2004 by the new government as posted in Financial Times
• (in Greek) Website of Costas Simitis