Zinovios Valvis
Zinovios Zafirios Valvis ( Greek : Ζηνόβιος Βάλβης) (* 1800 in Messolongi ; † 1872 or 1886 there ) was a Greek politician and former prime minister .
Valvis was the older brother of the former Prime Minister Dimitrios Valvis . He first completed a degree in theology at the seminary of Halki ( Heybeliada near Istanbul ). Later he studied law at the University of Pisa . During the reign of King Otto I , he was a public prosecutor. After he resigned from this office in 1841, he worked as a lawyer. 1849 was Minister of Finance in the cabinets of Konstantinos Kanaris and Antonios Kriezis .
From February 24 to April 9, 1863 and from April 28, 1864 to August 7, 1864 he was Prime Minister of transitional governments.
After retiring from politics, he settled in his hometown of Messolongi, where he died impoverished after turning down a state pension offered to him, considering it a financial burden for Greece.
literature
- Evi Koukouraki: From the Greek Wars of Liberation to the Present: History of Young Greece. 2003.
- Walter Puchner: Valvis, Zinovios . In: Mathias Bernath , Karl Nehring (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas. Volume 4: R-Z. Oldenbourg, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-486-42421-1 , p. 383 f.
Web links
- The Greek Economy 1833-1897 . Foundation of the Hellenic World
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Aristidis Moraitinis |
Prime Minister of Greece 1863 |
Diomidis Kyriakos |
| Konstantinos Kanaris |
Prime Minister of Greece 1864 |
Konstantinos Kanaris |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valvis, Zinovios |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valvis, Zinovios Zafirios; Balbēs, Zēnobios; Βάλβης, Ζηνόβιος |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Messolongi |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1872 or 1886 |
| Place of death | Messolongi |