Dimitrios Maximos

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Dimitrios E. Maximos (Greek: Δημήτριος Μάξιμος; 6 July 1873[1] – 17 October 1955)[2] was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.[3]

Dimitrios Maximos
Δημήτριος Μάξιμος
A photograph of Dimitrios Maximos
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
24 January 1947 – 29 August 1947
MonarchGeorge II
Paul
Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Foreign Minister
In office
10 March 1933 – 3 March 1935
PresidentAlexandros Zaimis
Prime MinisterPanagis Tsaldaris
Preceded byNikolaos Mavroudis
Succeeded byPanagis Tsaldaris
Senator
In office
31 March 1933 – 1 April 1935
PresidentAlexandros Zaimis
Prime MinisterPanagis Tsaldaris
Personal details
Born(1873-07-06)6 July 1873
Patras, Kingdom of Greece
Died17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (aged 82)
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Political partyPeople's Party
RelationsAndreas Londos
Stefanos Streit (uncle)
Georgios Streit (cousin)
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University of Paris
OccupationBanker
ProfessionBanker
Politician

Life

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Maximos was born on 6 July 1873 in Patras.[4] He began his career in banking in 1891 and was employed at the National Bank of Greece. In 1920 Maximos became governor of the bank before resigning in 1922.[4] Between 1933 and 1935, he became Foreign Minister of the government of Panagis Tsaldaris. He was Prime Minister of Greece in 1947.[3]

He died on 17 October 1955.

His home in central Athens, the Maximos Mansion, serves since 1982 as the official seat of the Prime Minister of Greece.

References

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  1. ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
  2. ^ Obituaries on File: A-R. Facts on File. 1979. p. 387.
  3. ^ a b Sfikas, Athanasios D. (2019-08-07). British Labour Government and The Greek Civil War: 1945-1949. Edinburgh University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-4744-7249-4. MAXIMOS , Dimitrios : Governor of the Bank of Greece ; Populist ; Prime Minister , January - August 1947
  4. ^ a b British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Greece, Italy and Trieste, Portugal, Spain, and the Vatican, 1952. LexisNexis. 2006. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-88692-724-0. Maximos, Dimitrios Born 1873 at Patras and entered the National Bank of Greece in 1891.
Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Greece
1933–1935
Succeeded by
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Greece
1935
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
25 January – 29 August 1947
Succeeded by