Sokratis Xynidis (; born 14 June 1963 in

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) is a

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politician and former member of the

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for the

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(PASOK). He served as Alternate Minister for Regional Development and Competitiveness (2010–2012) and General Secretary of

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under George Papandreou.

Early life

Sokratis was born on June 14, 1963, in

. He studied Law at the

Democritus University of Thrace The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; , ΔΠΘ), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli, Orestiada, Didymoteicho, Drama, Greece, Drama and Kavala."''The relation b ...

. In 2009 he was elected Member of Parliament for Xanthi with

. 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

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in 2011. He is married to Elina Stavridou, with whom he had 2 children.

References

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