Dimitrios Maximos | |
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Δημήτριος Μάξιμος | |
Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 24 January 1947 – 29 August 1947 | |
Monarchs | |
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 | Patras, Kingdom of Greece | 6 July 1873
Died | 17 October 1955 Athens, Kingdom of Greece | (aged 82)
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]
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.