Themistoklis Sofoulis

Themistoklis Sofoulis
Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
7 September 1947 – 24 June 1949
Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded byAlexandros Diomidis
In office
22 November 1945 – 4 April 1946
Preceded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
Succeeded byPanagiotis Poulitsas
In office
24 July – 7 October 1924
Preceded byAlexandros Papanastasiou
Succeeded byAndreas Michalakopoulos
Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
26 November 1926 – 2 July 1928
In office
15 February 1918 – 10 September 1920
Personal details
Born24 November 1860
Vathy, Samos
DiedJune 24, 1949(1949-06-24) (aged 88)
Athens, Greece
Cause of deathPulmonary edema
Occupationpolitician
Professionarchaeologist

Themistoklis Sofoulis or Sophoulis (Greek: Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης; 24 November 1860[1] – 24 June 1949)[2] was a prominent centrist and liberal Greek politician from Samos Island, who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece, with the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.[3]

  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. ^ Profile of Themistoklis Sofoulis
  3. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 1901. ISBN 978-1-134-26497-1. Sophoulis was elected prime minister of the new Greek Republic on July 24, 1924, and served until October 1, 1924. He succeeded Venizelos as leader of the Liberal party upon the latter's death in 1936.

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