Sofoklis Venizelos

Sofoklis Venizelos
Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
21 August 1950 – 27 October 1951
MonarchPaul
Preceded byNikolaos Plastiras
Succeeded byNikolaos Plastiras
In office
23 March 1950 – 15 April 1950
MonarchPaul
Preceded byIoannis Theotokis
Succeeded byNikolaos Plastiras
In exile
14 April 1944 – 26 April 1944
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byEmmanouil Tsouderos
Succeeded byGeorgios Papandreou
Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
In office
8 November 1963 – 30 December 1963
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterGeorgios Papandreou
Preceded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
Succeeded byStefanos Stefanopoulos
In office
27 October 1951 – 11 October 1952
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterNikolaos Plastiras
Preceded byEmmanouil Tsouderos
Succeeded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
In office
30 June 1949 – 6 January 1950
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterAlexandros Diomidis
Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
In office
24 January 1947 – 29 August 1947
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterDimitrios Maximos
Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
In office
24 May 1944 – 30 August 1944
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterGeorgios Papandreou
Preceded byGeorgios Rousos
Succeeded byKyriakos Varvaresos
Minister of National Defense
In office
10 April 1952 – 24 July 1952
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterNikolaos Plastiras
Preceded byAlexandros Sakellariou
Succeeded byGeorgios Mavros
In office
21 August 1950 – 9 September 1950
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byPhilippos Manoulidis
Succeeded byKonstantinos Rendis
Personal details
Born3 November 1894
Chania, Vilayet of Crete, Ottoman Empire (present-day Greece)
Died7 February 1964 (aged 69)
PartyLiberal Party
Centre Union
SpouseKathleen Zervudachi
RelationsKyriakos Venizelos (brother)
Nikitas Venizelos (nephew)
Konstantinos Mitsotakis (nephew)
Dora Bakoyannis (great-niece)
Alexandra Mitsotaki (great-niece)
Kyriakos Mitsotakis (great-nephew)
ChildrenDespina Venizelou-Laskari
Parent(s)Eleftherios Venizelos
Maria Katelouzou
Alma materHellenic Army Academy
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service Hellenic Army
Years of service1911-1920
Rank Captain
Battles/wars
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Sofoklis Venizelos (Greek: Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος; 3 November 1894 – 7 February 1964) was a Greek politician who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece: in 1944 (in exile), 1950 and 1950–1951.