Jim Samios

James Miltiades Samios was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he was educated at the Anglican Church [Grammar School]. Samios became a lawyer in Brisbane and a member of the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department, which took him to Canberra and then Sydney. He married Rosemary Nicolson, with whom he had one son. Samios served in the Royal [Australian Air Force|RAAF] 1953-1954 and was an officer in the General Reserve in 1963. He was also a director of St Basil's Homes and a founding director of the Museum of [Contemporary Art, Sydney|Museum of Contemporary Art].
A member of the Liberal Party of Australia (New [South Wales Division)|Liberal Party], Samios was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1984. He was a parliamentary secretary from 1988 until 1995. From 1995 until 2003, he was deputy leader of the Liberal Party in the Council. He retired before the 2003 [New South Wales state election|2003 state election].