Sokratis Xynidis

Sokratis Xynidis (Greek: Σωκράτης Ξυνίδης; born 14 June 1963 in Xanthi, Greece) is a Greek politician and former member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).^[1] He served as Alternate Minister for Regional Development and Competitiveness (2010–2012) and General Secretary of PASOK under George Papandreou.^[1][2][3][4]

Sokratis Xynidis Σωκράτης Ξυνίδης MP
Alternate Minister for Regional Development and Competitiveness
In office 7 September 2010 – 17 May 2012
President	Karolos Papoulias
Prime Minister	George Papandreou
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-14) 14 June 1963 (age 61) Xanthi, Greece
Political party	PASOK (2009–2012)
Other political affiliations	KINAL
Alma mater	Democritus University of Thrace
Profession	Lawyer

Early life

Sokratis was born on June 14, 1963, in Xanthi.^[5] He studied Law at the Democritus University of Thrace.^[6]

In 2009 he was elected Member of Parliament for Xanthi with PASOK.^[2]

Since October 2009 he has been Secretary General of the National Council of PASOK, and since September 2010 he has been Deputy Minister of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping in the Government of Georgios Papandreou 2009, a position he retained in the same ministry and in the Government of Lucas Papademos in 2011.^[7][4]

He is married to Elina Stavridou, with whom he had 2 children.^[2]

References

1. Lansford, Tom (2015-03-24). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. p. 2453. ISBN 978-1-4833-7156-6. Papandreou's leadership was tested when he nominated Sokratis XYNIDIS for the post of the party's general secretary. While Xynidis was finally elected on October 23 with about 58 percent of the vote
2. "pasok.gr: ΞΥΝΙΔΗΣ ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ". 2010-10-16. Archived from the original on 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
3. Makris, A. (2010-09-07). "PM Papandreou Announces New Cabinet". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15. Current PASOK National Council Secretary Socratis Xynidis will serve as a Deputy Minister responsible for northern Greece.
4. "This is the new cabinet". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-15. Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness Acting Minister: Socrates Xynidis
5. IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (2012-11-02). "Σωκράτης Ξυνίδης, ο "κηπουρός" του Παπανδρέου που βγάζει τα άπλυτα του ΠΑΣΟΚ στη φόρα". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
6. "Ποιοι είναι οι νέοι υπουργοί-υφυπουργοί". Newsbeast (in Greek). 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
7. Lansford, Tom (2015-03-24). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. p. 2453. ISBN 978-1-4833-7156-6.