Dimitrios Valvis Explained

Dimitrios Valvis
Office:Prime Minister of Greece
Term Start:9 May 1886
Term End:21 May 1886
Predecessor:Theodoros Deligiannis
Successor:Charilaos Trikoupis
Office2:President of the Court of Cassation
Term Start2:1872
Term End2:1885
Predecessor2:Aris Moraitnis
Successor2:Nikolaos Deligiannis
Birth Date:1814
Birth Place:Messolonghi, Greece
Death Date:30 November 1892
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Relations:Zinovios Valvis

Dimitrios Valvis (Δημήτριος Βάλβης; 1808 or 1814[1] – 30 November 1892) was a Greek politician and judge, who served briefly as Prime Minister of Greece in May 1886.

Early life and education

Valvis was born in Messolonghi and studied law in Pisa, Italy.[2]

Career

Valvis served as President of the Court of Cassation from 1872 to 1885. He was appointed as a care-taker Prime Minister for a brief period in May 1886 between the ministries of Theodoros Deligiannis and Charilaos Trikoupis.

Personal life

He was the brother of Zinovios Valvis, who also served as Prime Minister of Greece on two occasions, in 1863 and 1864.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=-3qyAAAAIAAJ&q=%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82+%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B2%CE%B7%CF%82 Makrygiannis Nikos
  2. Web site: Dimitrios Valvis. Phantis. 27 August 2015.