“he wanted to do other things in his life as well.”
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Costas Simitis
Konstantinos Simitis was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece. He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004.
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politics · Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004 · politician · economist · university teacher · lawyer · statesperson · jurist · also Costas Simitis, Konstantínos Simítis, Kostas Simitis, Simitis
Born 23 June 1936 · Died 5 January 2025 · Q155390
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 3 entries
Newsday: Greeks pay tribute to former Prime Minister Costas Simitis at his state funeral
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Newsday: Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
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Died 2025-01-05.
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2009· 1 entry
The legacy of Simitis was re-interpreted by critics as insufficient or misleading
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2004· 2 entries
Simitis had several significant achievements and reforms in the wider society and economy to proclaim
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By the new government as posted in Financial Times
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2003· 1 entry
A substantial level of legislative activity relating to employment, workplace health and safety and social security took place
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2000· 1 entry
Simitis was embroiled in a dispute with the Archbishop of the influential Greek Orthodox Church, Christodoulos of Athens, when the Greek government sought to remove the "Religion" field from the national ID cards carried
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Which is the year of the evaluation of the first countries that became members of the Euro zone, the deficit of France was 3
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1996· 4 entries
Simitis won the leadership of PASOK after Papandreou's failing health
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Career landmark: president (1996–2004).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004).
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The appointment of the PASOK-leaning To Vima newspaper editor, Stavros Psycharis, as political administrator of Mount Athos was particularly criticized by the opposition
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1993· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Trade of Greece (1993–1995).
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Took over the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, but in 1995, he again resigned from the ministry and the party's Executive Bureau following a public rebuke he received from Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece (1989–1990).
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1987· 1 entry
Because he felt that his policies were being undermined
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1985· 3 entries
Career landmark: member of the Hellenic Parliament (1985–2009).
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When PASOK's profligacy needed a new financial 'stability' imposed through an economic adjustment programme
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Career landmark: Minister of the National Economy of Greece (1985–1987).
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1981· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Agriculture of Greece (1981–1985).
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1977· 1 entry
Took up a lecturer's post at the Panteion University
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1974· 1 entry
And was one of the co-founders of PAK's successor, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
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1967· 1 entry
After the military coup on 21 April, this group was transformed into Democratic Defense, an organization opposed to the military regime
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1965· 1 entry
Returned to Greece and was one of the founders of the "Alexandros Papanastasiou" political research group
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1936· 1 entry
Born 1936-06-23.
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