Alexandros Diomidis
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Alexandros Diomidis | |
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| Αλέξανδρος Διομήδης | |
Themistoklis Sophoulis | |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Theotokis |
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| Born | 3 January 1875 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 11 November 1950 (aged 75) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Economist |
Alexandros Diomedes (
Themistoklis Sophoulis
.
Diomedes was born in
Athens Academy
.
Diomedes was appointed
Minister for Finance. Diomedes became Governor of the National Bank of Greece in 1923 and Governor of the Bank of Greece
in 1928.
Diomedes became Prime Minister upon the death of Sophoulis. It was during his brief term in office (28 June 1949 – 6 January 1950) that the
Minister for Transport
, Hatzipanos. He died later in that same year (11 November 1950).
Besides being an economist and politician, Diomedes also authored several literary works, including a two-volume work on Byzantine Empire studies.
Along with his wife Julia, Diomidis left part of his fortune to the Greek state for the purposes of establishing a botanical garden in Athens, opened in 1952 as the "Julia and Alexander N. Diomides Botanic Garden".
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-55655-769-9. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
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