Education
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, he was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.
Samios served in the Royal Australian Air Force 1953–1954 and was an officer in the General Reserve in 1963. He was also a director of Street Basil"s Homes and a founding director of the Museum of Contemporary Artist He was a parliamentary secretary from 1988 until 1995 (when the Liberal-National Coalition lost power to the Labor Party).
From 1995 until 2003, he was deputy leader of the Liberal Party in the Council.
He retired before the 2003 state election.
Samios became a lawyer in Brisbane and a member of the Commonwealth Attorney General"s Department, which took him to Canberra and then Sydney. A member of the Liberal Party, Samios was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1984.