Kostas Skandalidis
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Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek
Politician
and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
(PASOK) for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food
of Greece.
, Greece
. He is the son of the priest, Papa-Giorgis and Christina Skandalidi. He graduated from the National Technical University of Athens
with a degree in electrical engineering
. In 1974 he became a founding member of the PA.SO.K.
, and has since then elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament
in all general elections since 1989, initially for the Dodecanese
and from 2000 in the Athens A constituency.
He was elected secretary of the Central Committee
of the PA.SO.K.
three times between 11 October 1995 and 22 October 2001.
M.P. Kostas Skandalidis was a candidate for the position of Mayor of Athens in the local elections of 2006
, in which he received 28.84% and his platform became the major opposition.
After the legislative elections of 2007, in which the PA.SO.K.
was defeated, M.P. Kostas Skandalidis announced his candidacy for the leadership
of the party. In the leadership elections, which took place on 11 November 2007, he was placed third with 5.74% of the vote, behind incumbent party leader George Papandreou
and Evangelos Venizelos
.
He has held the following posts:
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
Politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
(PASOK) for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food
Minister for Rural Development and Food (Greece)
The Ministry of Rural Development and Food is a government department of Greece responsible for the country's agriculture.The current minister, as of 7 September 2010, is Kostas Skandalidis.-List of Ministers of Agriculture:...
of Greece.
Life
M.P. Kostas Skandalidis was born in 1953 in KosKos
Kos or Cos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by , and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Kos peripheral unit, which is...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. He is the son of the priest, Papa-Giorgis and Christina Skandalidi. He graduated from the National Technical University of Athens
National Technical University of Athens
The National Technical University of Athens , sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece....
with a degree in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
. In 1974 he became a founding member of the PA.SO.K.
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
, and has since then elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....
in all general elections since 1989, initially for the Dodecanese
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
and from 2000 in the Athens A constituency.
He was elected secretary of the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the PA.SO.K.
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
three times between 11 October 1995 and 22 October 2001.
M.P. Kostas Skandalidis was a candidate for the position of Mayor of Athens in the local elections of 2006
Greek local elections, 2006
The 2006 Greek local elections elected representatives to Greece's 3 super-prefectures, 54 prefectures, provinces, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities.The elections took place on Sunday, 15 October 2006 from 7am to 7pm....
, in which he received 28.84% and his platform became the major opposition.
After the legislative elections of 2007, in which the PA.SO.K.
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
was defeated, M.P. Kostas Skandalidis announced his candidacy for the leadership
Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...
of the party. In the leadership elections, which took place on 11 November 2007, he was placed third with 5.74% of the vote, behind incumbent party leader George Papandreou
George Andreas Papandreou
Georgios A. Papandreou , commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Γιώργος in Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election...
and Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...
.
He has held the following posts:
- Minister for the Aegean and Island PolicyMinister for the Aegean and Island Policy (Greece)The Ministry for the Aegean was a government department of Greece. It was founded in 1985 , with Mytilene as its seat, and tasked with supervising the development of the long-neglected Aegean Islands....
(13 October 1993 - 8 July 1994) - Minister of Interior (8 July 1994 - 15 September 1995)
- Minister for the Interior and Public Order (24 October 2001 - 10 March 2004)
- Minister for Rural Development and FoodMinister for Rural Development and Food (Greece)The Ministry of Rural Development and Food is a government department of Greece responsible for the country's agriculture.The current minister, as of 7 September 2010, is Kostas Skandalidis.-List of Ministers of Agriculture:...
(since 9 September 2010)