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| 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 | (1873-07-06)6 July 1873 Patras, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (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 – 17 October 1955) was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.
Life
Maximos was born on 6 July 1873 in Patras. 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. Between 1933 and 1935, he became Foreign Minister of the government of Panagis Tsaldaris. He was Prime Minister of Greece in 1947.
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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 byNikolaos Mavroudis | Foreign Minister of Greece 1933–1935 |
Succeeded byPanagis Tsaldaris |
| Preceded byPanagis Tsaldaris | Foreign Minister of Greece 1935 |
Succeeded byIoannis Theotokis |
| Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris | Prime Minister of Greece 25 January – 29 August 1947 |
Succeeded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris |
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