Sokratis Kosmidis

Sokratis Kosmidis (; born 30 November 1943) is a Greek lawyer and public servant who served as General Secretariat of the Cabinet as well as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament.

Biography

Sokratis Kosmidis was born in Piraeus, the youngest of three children born to Ioannis Kosmidis, a shoemaker, and to his wife, Eleni (née Lolosidou). He studied Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is married to Domniki Kosmidou, and has two children, Ioanna and Nikolaos. He currently resides in Voula.

Legal career Sokratis Kosmidis worked as a lawyer for 25 years, between 1968 and 1993. During this time, Kosmidis served the following positions in his home city of Piraeus: From 1975 to 1978, he was director and columnist of the newspaper 'Piraeus Echoes' ; Between 1984 and 1987, he sat on the board of directors of the Piraeus Lawyer Association; From 1982 to 1989, he was chairman of the maritime agent and employee’s insurance fund.

Following his two-year period as General Secretariat of the Ministry of Trade, from 1993-1995, Kosmidis returned to practice law for a few months, before retiring from law altogether.

Government career Following the elections of 1993, Kosmidis was appointed by Minister of Trade Costas Simitis as General Secretariat of the Ministry of Trade. He held this post for two years, before returning to practice law. After working as a lawyer for a few more months, he was recruited yet again, this time to become General Secretariat of the Ministry of Public Order. After seven months, however, he was appointed General Secretariat of the Government by new Prime Minister Costas Simitis, a position which he held for eight years. alt=Sokratis Kosmidis in a blue shirt.

Following the elections of 2004, Kosmidis, now a prominent member of the PASOK party, became a Member of the Hellenic Parliament. He retired in 2007.

Books

Απάνθισμα άρθρων και σχολίων (1981) (Collection of Articles and Comments) Αυτό το κράτος μπορεί να διοικηθή; (1996) (Can this state manage?) Πολιτική για το φάρμακο (2002) (Drug Policy) Μια «αχρείαστη» Συνταγματική Αναθεώρηση (2007) (An unnecessary Constitutional Revision) Εκσυγχρονισμός και μεταρρυθμίσεις (2010) (Modernization and Reforms)