Leander Kokkinakis
Leander Kokkinakis | |
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 Leander Kokkinakis in 1984 | |
| 30th Prime Minister of Satavia Elections: 1984 | |
| In office 4 June 1984 – 3 April 1987 | |
| President | Willem Steyn |
| Preceded by | Eric Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian Dumfries |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 4 June 1984 – 3 April 1987 | |
| Deputy | Paul Monaghan |
| Preceded by | Eric Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Maximilian Dumfries |
| Secretary of State for Health & Social Affairs | |
| In office 21 May 1981 – 18 October 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Eric Edwards |
| Preceded by | Lachlan Goodhue |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Murell |
| Secretary of State for Education | |
| In office 18 October 1981 – 4 June 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Eric Edwards |
| Preceded by | Damian Botha |
| Succeeded by | Marthinus De Klerk |
| Member of the Satavian Parliament for St George | |
| In office 29 November 1976 – 3 April 1987 | |
| Succeeded by | Lucian de Groot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1951 Pietersburg, Nuvania |
| Nationality | Satavian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Western Freestate Social Democratic Party (1970-1974) |
| Education | Springbank College |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Satavian Army |
| Years of service | 1968-1971 |
| Rank | Trooper |
| Unit | Green Jackets |
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Leander Kokkinakis MS CSM (/liːˈændər
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 - who had always had an interest in socialism - 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 become the Liberal Party's official cartoonist for their publication in the Western Freestate - The Free Man. Kokkinakis was arrested a year later for participating in subversive activities;[2] but released without charge shortly after, and the next year the 1976 Satavian coup d'état removed the National Party from power.[4] Kokkinakis ran for election as the Liberal candidate for the Division of St George in Victoriaburg, comfortably defeating the Conservative & Country candidate by over 42,000 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]
- ↑ "The New Holy Land: Diaspora in Satavia". Jonathon Cook.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Daniel, Richard (5 June 1984). "Kokkinakis: A profile". Hope Post.
- ↑ De Jaager, Joost (2003). All the Little Socialists: Satavia's Shortlived Socialism.
- ↑ Elliot, Jago (2020). SATAVIA, Volume IV: 1936 to 1976.
- ↑ Lewis, Van Straubenzee (26 November 1976). "Biggest stories from election night 1976". Hope Post.
- ↑ Marie, De Jong (21 May 1979). "Edward's cabinet reshuffle in full". The Satavian.