Sokratis Famellos
Sokratis Famellos is a Greek politician and former chemical engineer who has been the president of Syriza since November 2024. He previously served as de jure Leader of the Official Opposition in the Hellenic Parliament from 2023 to 2024.
WWW famellos.eu𝕏 SFamellosFB 1569574060004098YT sfamellosTikTok sokratisfamellosIG famellossocratisTHR famellossocratis
Early life, education and career
Sokratis Famellos was born on 27 March 1966 in Athens, but was raised in Thessaloniki. He earned a diploma from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and a Master of Science in Environmental Planning and Management from the Hellenic Open University; later working as a chemical engineer.Political career
Famellos was elected to the Hellenic Parliament representing for Thessaloniki B in 2015. He was reelected for the constituency in 2019 and served as the Alternative Minister for the Environment and Energy from November 2016 to July 2019.Following the defeat of Syriza in the June 2023 Greek legislative election and the resignation of Alexis Tsipras as party chairman, on 3 July 2023 Famellos was elected as chairman of the Syriza parliamentary group.
Prior to the 2023 Syriza leadership election, there was speculation that Famellos would be a candidate, which he denied. Under the new leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, Famellos retained his position as leader of the parliamentary group. He became the Leader of the Opposition in the Hellenic Parliament, as Kasselakis was not an MP. On 27 August 2024, Famellos was dismissed from the position after refusing to resign.
Famellos stood in the 2024 Syriza leadership election and was elected president on 24 November after leading the first round with 49.41% of the votes. He was congratulated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his election as president.