Costas Simitis

Konstantinos G. "Costas" Simitis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; 23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025), sometimes called Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), was a Greek politician. He served as Prime Minister of Greece and was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 1996 to 2004.^[1]

Kostas Simitis
Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης
Simitis in 2003
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
Died	5 January 2025(2025-01-05) (aged 88) Corinth, 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

Simitis died on 5 January 2025 at a hospital in Corinth, Greece at the age of 88.^[2][3]