Dimitrios Maximos
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.
Born~Died Jul 6, 1873 ~ Oct 16, 1955Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 4:47 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- Jul 6, 1873 ~ Oct 16, 1955
- Preceded by
- Konstantinos Tsaldaris
- Succeeded by
- Konstantinos Tsaldaris
- President
- Alexandros Zaimis
- Prime Minister
- Panagis Tsaldaris
- Preceded by
- Nikolaos Mavroudis
- Succeeded by
- Panagis Tsaldaris
- President
- Alexandros Zaimis
- Prime Minister
- Panagis Tsaldaris
- Born
- (1873-07-06)6 July 1873, Patras, Kingdom of Greece
- Died
- 17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (aged 82), Athens, Kingdom of Greece
- Party
- People's Party
- Relations
- Andreas Londos, Stefanos Streit (uncle), Georgios Streit (cousin)
- Education
- University of Athens, University of Paris
- Occupation
- Banker
- Profession
- Banker, Politician
- Location
- 38.2464, 21.7349
Dimitrios E. Maximos (Greek: Δημήτριος Μάξιμος; 6 July 18731 – 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.
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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. ↩
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