Dimitrios Maximos

Dimitrios Maximos

Dimitrios E. Maximos (Greek: Δημήτριος Μάξιμος; 1873[1] – October 17, 1955) was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.

Maximos was born in 1873 in Patras. He began his career in banking. 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 house in central Athens, the Maximos Mansion, serves since 1982 as the official seat of the Prime Minister of Greece.

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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 1947 – 29 August 1947
Succeeded by
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
  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.
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