Difference between revisions of "Konstantinos Tsaldaris"
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He won in the [[Greek legislative elections, 1946|1946 elections]] as leader of the coalition "United Free-Thinking? Party" and became prime minister of Greece from April [[1946]] through [[January 1947]]. | He won in the [[Greek legislative elections, 1946|1946 elections]] as leader of the coalition "United Free-Thinking? Party" and became prime minister of Greece from April [[1946]] through [[January 1947]]. | ||
| − | He was a minority leader during the governments of [[Dimitrios Maximos]] (1947), [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]] (1947-1949) and [[Alexandros | + | He was a minority leader during the governments of [[Dimitrios Maximos]] (1947), [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]] (1947-1949) and [[Alexandros Diomedes]] ([[1949]] - [[1950]]). He once again became prime minister from [[August]] 1947 until September of the same year. |
With the power of the [[Greek Meeting]]? of [[Alexandros Papagos]], the People's party lost the large part of the elective base and Tsaldaris did not win in the [[Greek legislative election, 1952|1952 election]]. He became a politician of the [[Democratic Union (Greece)|Democratic Union]], in the [[Greek legislative election, 1958|1958 election]], as head of the People's Party Union, he was unelected. He shortly left political power. He died in Athens in [[1970]]. | With the power of the [[Greek Meeting]]? of [[Alexandros Papagos]], the People's party lost the large part of the elective base and Tsaldaris did not win in the [[Greek legislative election, 1952|1952 election]]. He became a politician of the [[Democratic Union (Greece)|Democratic Union]], in the [[Greek legislative election, 1958|1958 election]], as head of the People's Party Union, he was unelected. He shortly left political power. He died in Athens in [[1970]]. | ||
Revision as of 09:20, October 6, 2005
Konstantinos Tsaldaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσαλδάρης) (Born 1884 in Alexandria, Egypt - Died 1970 in Athens) was a Prime Minister of Greece two times
He studied law at the University of Athens as well as Berlin, London and Florence. He became a prefectural politician from 1915 to 1917.
In 1926, he was a politician for the first time for Argolidocorinthia (now split into Argolis and Corinthia) with the free thinking party. In 1928, he was a member of the People's Party which the leader was his uncle Panagis Tsaldaris. He was a politician during the second government of Panagis Tsaldaris as undersecretary from 1933 to 1935. and continued as undersecretary instead of prime minister. After the death of Panagis Tsaldaris in 1936, he became a member of the administrative commissioner of the Popular Party which was cut off by the dictator government on the 4th of August.
He won in the 1946 elections as leader of the coalition "United Free-Thinking? Party" and became prime minister of Greece from April 1946 through January 1947.
He was a minority leader during the governments of Dimitrios Maximos (1947), Themistoklis Sofoulis (1947-1949) and Alexandros Diomedes (1949 - 1950). He once again became prime minister from August 1947 until September of the same year.
With the power of the Greek Meeting? of Alexandros Papagos, the People's party lost the large part of the elective base and Tsaldaris did not win in the 1952 election. He became a politician of the Democratic Union, in the 1958 election, as head of the People's Party Union, he was unelected. He shortly left political power. He died in Athens in 1970.
| Preceded by: Panagiotis Poulitsas |
Prime Minister of Greece 1946–1947 |
Succeeded by: Dimitrios Maximos |
| Preceded by: Dimitrios Maximos |
Prime Minister of Greece 1947 |
Succeeded by: Themistoklis Sofoulis |