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'''Leander''' '''Kokkinakis''' {{post-nominals|country=SAT|MS|CSM}} ({{IPAc-en|l|iː|ˈ|æ|n|d|ɚ|_|ˌ|k|ɒ|k|ɪ|ˈ|n|ɑː|k|ɪ|s}} {{respell|lee|AND|ər|_|KOK|in|AH|kiss}}; {{wpl|Greek language|Piraean}}: Λέανδρος Κοκκινάκης; born 25 December 1951) is a Satavian former politician who served as the 30th [[Prime Minister of Satavia|prime minister of Satavia]] from 1984 to 1987, holding office as the leader of the [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal Party]]. He previously served as [[Cabinet of Satavia|Secretary of State for Education]] from 1979 to 1981, and as [[Cabinet of Satavia|Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs]] from 1981 until 1984 as a member of the [[Eric Edwards|Edwards government]].
'''Leander''' '''Kokkinakis''' {{post-nominals|country=SAT|MS|CSM}} ({{IPAc-en|l|iː|ˈ|æ|n|d|ɚ|_|ˌ|k|ɒ|k|ɪ|ˈ|n|ɑː|k|ɪ|s}} {{respell|lee|AND|ər|_|KOK|in|AH|kiss}}; {{wpl|Greek language|Piraean}}: Λέανδρος Κοκκινάκης; born 25 December 1951) is a Satavian former politician who served as the 30th [[Prime Minister of Satavia|prime minister of Satavia]] from 1984 to 1987, holding office as the leader of the [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Liberal Party]]. He previously served as [[Cabinet of Satavia|Secretary of State for Education]] from 1979 to 1981, and as [[Cabinet of Satavia|Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs]] from 1981 until 1984 as a member of the [[Eric Edwards|Edwards government]].


Kokkinakis was born in [[Pietersburg]], [[Nuvania]] as the youngest of a family of four. Kokkinakis' parents had been prominent socialists in [[Piraea]], but following the proclamation of the [[Second Piraean Republic]] and the beginning of political repression the family fled to the [[Asterias]] - first to the [[Asterian Federative Republic]] and then onto Pietersburg in Nuvania, with the ultimate goal of moving to [[Victoriaburg]] in the [[Satavia#Provinces|Western Freestate]], home to a large Piraean diaspora.<ref name="Diaspora in Satavia">{{cite web|url=https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Satavia|title=The New Holy Land: Diaspora in Satavia|work=Jonathon Cook}}</ref> Kokkinakis moved to Satavia aged four, and grew up in relative poverty<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile">{{cite news |last1=Daniel |first1=Richard |title=Kokkinakis: A profile |work=Hope Post |date=5 June 1984 |language=en}}</ref>; however, Kokkinakis was a talented artist and sportsman, and was awarded an art scholarship to Satavia's most prestigious {{wpl|boarding school|full-boarding}} {{wpl|private school|private school}}, [[Springbank College]] in [[Port Hope]]. Kokkinakis left school at 16 and completed his mandatory [[Satavian Army|two year national service]] in the [[Satavian Army]].<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/> Following the completion of his national service, Kokkinakis became politically active, and began attending underground meetings of the [[Council republic|Satavian Section of the Worker's Internationale]] in Victoriaburg.<ref name="All the Little Socialists">{{Cite book |last=De Jaager |first=Joost |author1-link= |title=All the Little Socialists: Satavia's Shortlived Socialism|year=2003 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |url= }}</ref> Kokkinakis stopped attending meetings after only a few weeks, instead joining the less extreme [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Western Freestate Social Democratic Party]] in 1970. By 1974, Kokkinakis had joined the Liberal Party and had become their official cartoonist for ''[[Liberal Party (Satavia)|The Free Man]]'' - a Liberal Party-sponsored {{wpl|underground press|underground paper}}. Kokkinakis was arrested a year later for participating in subversive activities <ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/> and interned for four months before being released. The following year, the [[1976 Satavian coup d'état|Hope Province Provincial Guard overthrew the Government]] removed the [[National Party (Satavia)|National Party]] from power.<ref name="Satavian history">{{Cite book |last=Elliot |first=Jago |author1-link=Jago Elliot |title=SATAVIA, Volume IV: 1936 to 1976|year=2020 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |url= }}</ref> In the [[1976 Satavian federal election|1976 election]], Kokkinakis ran as the Liberal candidate for the [[Division of St George]] in Victoriaburg, comfortably defeating the [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] candidate by over 22,000 votes, thereby becoming the youngest elected representative in Satavia at the age of 25.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="Kokkinakis wins big">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Van Straubenzee |title=Biggest stories from election night 1976|work=Hope Post |date= 26 November 1976|language=en}}</ref> Kokkinakis soon achieved prominence within the Liberal Party, and in 1979 was appointed Secretary of State for Education by [[Eric Edwards]].<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile">{{cite news |last1=Daniel |first1=Richard |title=Kokkinakis: A profile |work=Hope Post |date=5 June 1984 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Kokkinakis appointed Edu Sec">{{cite news |last1=Marie |first1=De Jong |title=Edward's cabinet reshuffle in full |work=The Satavian |date=21 May 1979 |language=en}}</ref> During his time as Education Secretary, Kokkinakis oversaw vast changes to the Satavian federally-mandated national curriculum which brought him into conflict with many of the Provincial Education Boards.<ref name="Curriculum Satavia">{{Cite book |last=Kruger |first=Marthinus |author1-link= |title=The National Curriculum of Satavia: A Brief Overview|year=1996 |publisher=Epsom Press |location=Morwall|isbn= |url= }}</ref> Kokkinakis achieved re-election in [[1980 Satavian federal election|1980]] and survived another cabinet reshuffle until he was appointed Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs in 1981.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/> Kokkinakis introduced severeal wide-reaching welfare bills during this time, including the [[Preservation of Life Act 1983]] that severly limited the fees attached to hospitals (at that time there was no unified national health service in any province) and included a moratorium on ambulance callout fees that has not been lifted since.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="All the Little Socialists"/><ref name="Healthcare in Satavia">{{Cite book |last=Cable |first=Vince |author1-link= |title=A Satavian Crisis: Satavia's Health Care problem|year=2021 |publisher=Epsom Press |location=Morwall|isbn= |url= }}</ref>
Kokkinakis was born in [[Pietersburg]], [[Nuvania]] as the youngest of a family of four. Kokkinakis' parents had been prominent socialists in [[Piraea]], but following the proclamation of the [[Second Piraean Republic]] and the beginning of political repression the family fled to the [[Asterias]] - first to the [[Asterian Federative Republic]] and then onto Pietersburg in Nuvania, with the ultimate goal of moving to [[Victoriaburg]] in the [[Satavia#Provinces|Western Freestate]], home to a large Piraean diaspora.<ref name="Diaspora in Satavia">{{cite web|url=https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Satavia|title=The New Holy Land: Diaspora in Satavia|work=Jonathon Cook}}</ref> Kokkinakis moved to Satavia aged four, and grew up in relative poverty<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile">{{cite news |last1=Daniel |first1=Richard |title=Kokkinakis: A profile |work=Hope Post |date=5 June 1984 |language=en}}</ref>; however, Kokkinakis was a talented artist and sportsman, and was awarded an art scholarship to Satavia's most prestigious {{wpl|boarding school|full-boarding}} {{wpl|private school|private school}}, [[Springbank College]] in [[Port Hope]]. Kokkinakis left school at 16 and completed his mandatory [[Satavian Army|two year national service]] in the [[Satavian Army]].<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/> Following the completion of his national service, Kokkinakis became politically active, and began attending underground meetings of the [[Council republic|Satavian Section of the Worker's Internationale]] in Victoriaburg.<ref name="All the Little Socialists">{{Cite book |last=De Jaager |first=Joost |author1-link= |title=All the Little Socialists: Satavia's Shortlived Socialism|year=2003 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |url= }}</ref> Kokkinakis stopped attending meetings after only a few weeks, instead joining the less extreme [[Liberal Party (Satavia)|Western Freestate Social Democratic Party]] in 1970. By 1974, Kokkinakis had joined the Liberal Party and had become their official cartoonist for ''[[Liberal Party (Satavia)|The Free Man]]'' - a Liberal Party-sponsored {{wpl|underground press|underground paper}}. Kokkinakis was arrested a year later for participating in subversive activities <ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/> and interned for four months before being released. The following year, the [[1976 Satavian coup d'état|Hope Province Provincial Guard overthrew the Government]] removed the [[National Party (Satavia)|National Party]] from power.<ref name="Satavian history">{{Cite book |last=Elliot |first=Jago |author1-link=Jago Elliot |title=SATAVIA, Volume IV: 1936 to 1976|year=2020 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |url= }}</ref> In the [[1976 Satavian federal election|1976 election]], Kokkinakis ran as the Liberal candidate for the [[Division of St George]] in Victoriaburg, comfortably defeating the [[Conservative & Country Party|Conservative & Country]] candidate by over 22,000 votes, thereby becoming the youngest elected representative in Satavia at the age of 25.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="Kokkinakis wins big">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Van Straubenzee |title=Biggest stories from election night 1976|work=Hope Post |date= 26 November 1976|language=en}}</ref> Kokkinakis soon achieved prominence within the Liberal Party, and in 1979 was appointed Secretary of State for Education by [[Eric Edwards]].<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile">{{cite news |last1=Daniel |first1=Richard |title=Kokkinakis: A profile |work=Hope Post |date=5 June 1984 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Kokkinakis appointed Edu Sec">{{cite news |last1=Marie |first1=De Jong |title=Cabinet reshuffle in full, explained |work=The Satavian |date=21 May 1979 |language=en}}</ref> During his time as Education Secretary, Kokkinakis oversaw vast changes to the Satavian federally-mandated national curriculum which brought him into conflict with many of the Provincial Education Boards.<ref name="Curriculum Satavia">{{Cite book |last=Kruger |first=Marthinus |author1-link= |title=The National Curriculum of Satavia: A Brief Overview|year=1996 |publisher=Epsom Press |location=Morwall|isbn= |url= }}</ref> Kokkinakis achieved re-election in [[1980 Satavian federal election|1980]] and survived another cabinet reshuffle until he was appointed Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs in 1981.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/> Kokkinakis introduced several wide-reaching welfare bills during this time, including the [[Preservation of Life Act 1983]] that severely limited the fees attached to hospitals (at that time there was no unified national health service in any province) and included a moratorium on ambulance callout fees that has not been lifted since.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="All the Little Socialists"/><ref name="Healthcare in Satavia">{{Cite book |last=Cable |first=Vince |author1-link= |title=A Satavian Crisis: Satavia's Health Care problem|year=2021 |publisher=Epsom Press |location=Morwall|isbn= |url= }}</ref> Kokkinakis played a vital role in helping negotiate an agreement with [[Satavian Crisis|right-wing insurgents that lead to the end of the Satavian Crisis]] in late 1983.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="Satavian history"/><ref name="The Satavian Crisis">{{Cite book |last=Crawley |first=Matthew |author1-link= |title=The Satavian Crisis: An Overview|year=2003 |publisher=Epsom Press |location=Morwall|isbn= |url= }}</ref> When Eric Edwards announced his intention to resign in early 1984, Kokkinakis chose to take part in a highly-contested leadership contest with little expectation of winning.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="1984 leadership">{{cite news |last1=Jane |first1=Corey |title=Leadership spill: who's hot |work=The Western Satavian |date=26 May 1984 |language=en}}</ref> However, Kokkinakis performed well in the opening rounds and soon found himself with major support from both Liberal elected representatives and from the general public.<ref name="1984 leadership"/> Kokkinakis went on to win the leadership contest and on June 4, 1984, Edwards resigned and Kokkinakis was appointed Prime Minister later that day.<ref name="Kokkinakis: A profile"/><ref name="Kokk appointed">{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Daniel |title=Edwards resigns; Kokkinakis appointed PM |work=Hope Post |date=4 June 1984 |language=en}}</ref> Kokkinakis would lead the Liberals to a {{wpl|landslide (politics)|landslide}} electoral victory in [[1984 Satavian federal election]] securing a {{wpl|supermajority}}, a feat not repeated since.<ref name="1984 election">{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Daniel |title=Liberals, Kokkinakis secure supermajority |work=Hope Post |date= ELECTION DATE 1984 |language=en}}</ref>

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The Right Honourable
Leander Kokkinakis
MS CSM
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Leander Kokkinakis in 1984
30th Prime Minister of Satavia
Elections: 1984
In office
4 June 1984 – 3 April 1987
PresidentTheron Swart
Willem Steyn
Preceded byEric Edwards
Succeeded byMaximilian Dumfries
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office
4 June 1984 – 3 April 1987
DeputyPaul Monaghan
Preceded byEric Edwards
Succeeded byMaximilian Dumfries
Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs
In office
21 May 1979 – 18 October 1981
Prime MinisterEric Edwards
Preceded byLachlan Goodhue
Succeeded byPieter Murell
Secretary of State for Education
In office
18 October 1981 – 4 June 1984
Prime MinisterEric Edwards
Preceded byDamian Botha
Succeeded byMarthinus De Klerk
Member of the Satavian Parliament
for St George
In office
29 November 1976 – 3 April 1987
Succeeded byLucian de Groot
Personal details
Born (1951-12-25) December 25, 1951 (age 72)
Pietersburg, Nuvania
NationalitySatavian
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Western Freestate Social Democratic Party (1970-1974)
EducationSpringbank College
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceSatavian Army
Years of service1968-1970
RankTrooper
UnitGreen Jackets
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Leander Kokkinakis

1984 leadership election

Prime Minister of Satavia

Term of government (1984-1987)

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Leander Kokkinakis MS CSM (/liːˈændər ˌkɒkɪˈnɑːkɪs/ lee-AND-ər KOK-in-AH-kiss; Piraean: Λέανδρος Κοκκινάκης; born 25 December 1951) is a Satavian former politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Satavia from 1984 to 1987, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party. He previously served as Secretary of State for Education from 1979 to 1981, and as Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs from 1981 until 1984 as a member of the Edwards government.

Kokkinakis was born in Pietersburg, Nuvania as the youngest of a family of four. Kokkinakis' parents had been prominent socialists in Piraea, but following the proclamation of the Second Piraean Republic and the beginning of political repression the family fled to the Asterias - first to the Asterian Federative Republic and then onto Pietersburg in Nuvania, with the ultimate goal of moving to Victoriaburg in the Western Freestate, home to a large Piraean diaspora.[1] Kokkinakis moved to Satavia aged four, and grew up in relative poverty[2]; however, Kokkinakis was a talented artist and sportsman, and was awarded an art scholarship to Satavia's most prestigious full-boarding private school, Springbank College in Port Hope. Kokkinakis left school at 16 and completed his mandatory two year national service in the Satavian Army.[2] Following the completion of his national service, Kokkinakis became politically active, and began attending underground meetings of the Satavian Section of the Worker's Internationale in Victoriaburg.[3] Kokkinakis stopped attending meetings after only a few weeks, instead joining the less extreme Western Freestate Social Democratic Party in 1970. By 1974, Kokkinakis had joined the Liberal Party and had become their official cartoonist for The Free Man - a Liberal Party-sponsored underground paper. Kokkinakis was arrested a year later for participating in subversive activities [2] and interned for four months before being released. The following year, the Hope Province Provincial Guard overthrew the Government removed the National Party from power.[4] In the 1976 election, Kokkinakis ran as the Liberal candidate for the Division of St George in Victoriaburg, comfortably defeating the Conservative & Country candidate by over 22,000 votes, thereby becoming the youngest elected representative in Satavia at the age of 25.[2][5] Kokkinakis soon achieved prominence within the Liberal Party, and in 1979 was appointed Secretary of State for Education by Eric Edwards.[2][6] During his time as Education Secretary, Kokkinakis oversaw vast changes to the Satavian federally-mandated national curriculum which brought him into conflict with many of the Provincial Education Boards.[7] Kokkinakis achieved re-election in 1980 and survived another cabinet reshuffle until he was appointed Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs in 1981.[2] Kokkinakis introduced several wide-reaching welfare bills during this time, including the Preservation of Life Act 1983 that severely limited the fees attached to hospitals (at that time there was no unified national health service in any province) and included a moratorium on ambulance callout fees that has not been lifted since.[2][3][8] Kokkinakis played a vital role in helping negotiate an agreement with right-wing insurgents that lead to the end of the Satavian Crisis in late 1983.[2][4][9] When Eric Edwards announced his intention to resign in early 1984, Kokkinakis chose to take part in a highly-contested leadership contest with little expectation of winning.[2][10] However, Kokkinakis performed well in the opening rounds and soon found himself with major support from both Liberal elected representatives and from the general public.[10] Kokkinakis went on to win the leadership contest and on June 4, 1984, Edwards resigned and Kokkinakis was appointed Prime Minister later that day.[2][11] Kokkinakis would lead the Liberals to a landslide electoral victory in 1984 Satavian federal election securing a supermajority, a feat not repeated since.[12]

  1. ↑ "The New Holy Land: Diaspora in Satavia". Jonathon Cook.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Daniel, Richard (5 June 1984). "Kokkinakis: A profile". Hope Post.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 De Jaager, Joost (2003). All the Little Socialists: Satavia's Shortlived Socialism.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elliot, Jago (2020). SATAVIA, Volume IV: 1936 to 1976.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Van Straubenzee (26 November 1976). "Biggest stories from election night 1976". Hope Post.
  6. ↑ Marie, De Jong (21 May 1979). "Cabinet reshuffle in full, explained". The Satavian.
  7. ↑ Kruger, Marthinus (1996). The National Curriculum of Satavia: A Brief Overview. Morwall: Epsom Press.
  8. ↑ Cable, Vince (2021). A Satavian Crisis: Satavia's Health Care problem. Morwall: Epsom Press.
  9. ↑ Crawley, Matthew (2003). The Satavian Crisis: An Overview. Morwall: Epsom Press.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jane, Corey (26 May 1984). "Leadership spill: who's hot". The Western Satavian.
  11. ↑ Carter, Daniel (4 June 1984). "Edwards resigns; Kokkinakis appointed PM". Hope Post.
  12. ↑ Carter, Daniel (ELECTION DATE 1984). "Liberals, Kokkinakis secure supermajority". Hope Post. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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