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Prime Minister of Greece Constantine Simitis 1996 - Personal Information Born in Athens on 23.6.1936 Father: George Simitis Attorney, Professor at the School of Economic and Commercial Sciences Mother: Fani, maiden name Chistopoulos Wife: Daphne, maiden name Arkadiou. Two children Fiona and Marilena Studies Law and Economics, University of Marburg (Federal Republic of Germany) 1954-1959 Doctor Juris (PhD), University of Marburg, 1959 London School of Economics (United Kingdom) 1961-1963 Academic Career Reader (Assistant Professor) at the University of Konstanz (Germany) 1971 Full Professor of Commercial Law and Civil Law at the Justus Liebig University (Giessen) 1971-1975 Full Professor of Commercial Law at the Pantios University of Political Sciences, since 1977 Attorney, since 1961 Law-Books in Greek The Patent right 1967 The Fiction Pledge 1967 Books in German Gute Sitten und Ordre Public (Good morals and Public Order) 1959 Verbraucherschutz, Schlogwort order Rechsprinzip (The protection of the consumer) 1976 Articles Numerous articles published in Law Reviews, in Greek, German and English Political Activity 1965 Co-founder of the Alexandros Papanastasiou Society (Society for Politcial research and studies) 1967-1969 Clandestine action against the Junta. He avoids arrest by escaping abroad. He is committed to trial in a Court-Martial. His wife is arrested by the dictatorship and kept in isolation. 1970 Member of the National Council of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement. (P.A.K.) 1969-1974 Stay in Germany and participation in public meetings held against the dictatorship. Radiobroadcasts, lectures, articles, etc. 3.9.1974 Founding member of P.A.S.O.K. (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Member of the Central Committee and the Executive Committee of P.A.S.O.K. October 1981-1985 Minister of Agriculture June 1985 - October 1987 Minister of National Economy 1985 - Elections Member of Parliament for the district of Piraeus June 1989 - Elections Member of Parliament for Piraeus November 1989 - Elections Member of Parliament for Piraeus June 1989 - November 1989 Minister of Education April 1990 - Elections Member of Parliament for Piraeus October 1993 - Elections 13.10.1993 - Minister of Industry, Energy, Technology & Commerce January 22nd, 1996 Prime Minister elected by the Members of Parliament of PASOK June 30th, 1996 President of PASOK (PANHELLENIC SOCIALIST MOVEMENT) September 22nd, 1996 Elected Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic In general elections as the Leader of the winning party - PASOK Books in Greek The Structural Opposition 1979 Politics, Government, Law 1981 Development and Modernisation of the Greek Society 1989 Policy for Economics Stabilisation 1989 Populism and Politics 1989 Proposal for a change of direction in politics 1992 Nationalistic populism or national strategy? 1992 Let's try united 1994 Reflections on the third Conference of P.A.S.O.K. For a vigorous society. For a vigorous Greece 1995