Prime Minister from 1996 to 2004, he served the longest continuous term in modern Greek history.
Published on 05/01/2025 09:00
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Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis died on Sunday January 5 at the age of 88, public television Ertnews announced. “He was at his holiday home in Agioi Theodorou”a village located west of Athens, specifies the public television website.
He was one of the founders of the socialist party Pasok, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, created in 1974 just after the fall of the dictatorship of the colonels. He succeeded Andreas Papandreou, the historic leader of the party, and was Prime Minister from 1996 to 2004. He notably played a decisive role in the adoption of the euro by Greece in 2001, “the implementation of major infrastructure projects, the realization and preparation of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 and the accession of Cyprus to the EU”quotes the Greek Prime Minister’s website. “Costas Simitis holds the longest continuous tenure as Prime Minister in modern Greek history”further notes the official website.
