Dimitrios Valvis (Δημήτριος Βάλβης; 1808 or 1814Makrygiannis Nikos
Oi Prothypourgoi tis Ellados 1843-1979 (Prime Ministers of Greece 1843-1979), retrieved 1 Dec 2012 via Google Books – 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

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and studied law in Pisa,

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Career

Valvis served as President of the

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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 Theodoros Deligiannis () was a Greek politician, minister and member of the Greek Parliament, who served as Prime Minister of Greece five times from 1885 to 1905. He led the Nationalist Party, which, alongside the New Party led by his prima ...

and

Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis ( el, Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης; 11 July 1832 – 30 March 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. He is best remembered for introducing the vote of c ...

Personal life

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

References

1808 births 1892 deaths 19th-century prime ministers of Greece People from Missolonghi Prime Ministers of Greece Presidents of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece {{Greece-bio-stub