Stephanos Dragoumis
Stephanos Dragoumis ( Greek : Στέφανος Δραγούμης; * 1842 in Athens ; † 1923 ) was a Greek politician and prime minister in 1910.
Family and career
His father Nikolaos Dragoumis was also a politician and at times foreign and naval minister. He himself was the father of the well-known writer and diplomat Ion Dragoumis and of the later Defense and Foreign Minister Philippos Dragoumis . The family's written estate is in the archives of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
Dragoumis completed a law degree and then worked as a judge. He later became Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice.
Political career
Member of Parliament and convinced Macedonian
His political career began in 1879 with the election to the National Assembly (Voulí ton Ellínon) . He was a member of parliament until 1895 and was again a member of parliament from 1899 to 1910, and was re-elected in 1915 and 1920. Even before he became a member of parliament, he campaigned in particular for the interests of Macedonia from 1878 and was the founder of the Macedonian Committee.
minister
Dragoumis was a close friend of the seven-time Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis , whose economic reform plans he supported. In his cabinets he was Foreign Minister from 1886 to 1890 and from 1892 to 1893. From November 1893 to January 1895 he was Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Trikoupis and in this function was involved in the planning of the Olympic Summer Games in Athens in 1896 , although he showed little enthusiasm and in particular refused financial state support.
Promotion to Prime Minister
From January 31 to October 18, 1910, after the resignation of the government of Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis, he was Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. At this time, the annexation of Crete to Greece was promoted, especially after the arrival of Eleftherios Venizelos in Athens in September 1910. Although Dragoumis sought reforms in parliament, he soon had to resign after King George I Venizelos formed a government had commissioned.
In the meantime, Dragoumis was Governor General of Crete and Macedonia from 1912 to 1913, and in this role he promoted the establishment of the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki , which opened in 1917. He also held the post of finance minister in the third cabinet of Alexandros Zaimis from October 7 to November 7, 1915 and then in the cabinet of Stephanos Skouloudis until April 8, 1916.
literature
- Evi Koukouraki: From the Greek Wars of Liberation to the Present: History of Young Greece. 2003
Web links
- History of the Dragoumis family
- A. Costopoulos: Macedonia - The Cradle and Shield of Hellenism . Thessaloniki 1992
- Georgios Dolianitis: The IOC's Centenary 1894-1984. The Contribution of Demetrios Vikelas to the Revival of The Olympic Games . P. 114
- Domestic Policy 1897-1922
- Ministerial List of Governments 1899–1924
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gennadius Library Archives ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis |
Prime Minister of Greece 1910 |
Eleftherios Venizelos |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dragoumis, Stephanos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Δραγούμης, Στέφανος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1923 |