Dimitrios Maximos | |
|---|---|
| Δημήτριος Μάξιμος | |
 A photograph of Dimitrios Maximos | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 24 January 1947 – 29 August 1947 | |
| Monarch | George II Paul |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Tsaldaris |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Tsaldaris |
| Foreign Minister | |
| In office 10 March 1933 – 3 March 1935 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Panagis Tsaldaris |
| Preceded by | Nikolaos Mavroudis |
| Succeeded by | Panagis Tsaldaris |
| Senator | |
| In office 31 March 1933 – 1 April 1935 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Panagis Tsaldaris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1873 Patras, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 17 October 1955 (aged 82) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Relations | Andreas Londos Stefanos Streit (uncle) Georgios Streit (cousin) |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University of Paris |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Profession | Banker Politician |
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]
Life
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Obituaries on File: A-R. Facts on File. 1979. p. 387.
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 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.
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