Leonidas Kyrkos

Leonidas Kyrkos is a Greek leftist politician.

Kyrkos was born in 1924 in Heraklio, Crete. He worked for many years for the politically left-wing daily "Avgi", first as a reporter and later as its editor.

Kyrkos entered politics and was first elected a member of the Greek Parliament in 1961 under the banner of the United Democratic Left. When the Communist Party of Greece split, Kyrkos took the side of the progressive forces and helped establish the euro-Communist KKE-Interior. He was elected an MP in 1974 and 1977 and an MEP in 1981 and 1985.

Kyrkos served as Secretary General and President of the KKE-Interior until April 1987 when he was elected President of the Greek Left.

Along with Charilaos Florakis, he founded the Coalition of the Left and Progress and served as its Secretary until March of 1991.

Kyrkos is a widower, father of two sons.