Dimitrios Maximos

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
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

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

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. 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. 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 Nikolaos Mavroudis	Foreign Minister of Greece 1933–1935	Succeeded by Panagis Tsaldaris
Preceded by Panagis Tsaldaris	Foreign Minister of Greece 1935	Succeeded by Ioannis Theotokis
Preceded by Konstantinos Tsaldaris	Prime Minister of Greece 25 January – 29 August 1947	Succeeded by Konstantinos Tsaldaris