Alexandros Zaimis

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Alexandros Zaimis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης) (1855 – 1936) was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasivoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed Armostis (Viceroy) of Crete representing Prince George of Greece. In 1917, he again served as Prime Minister of Greece under King George, while Eleftherios Venizelos led a rival government controlling northern Greece. Under Entente pressure, he resigned in favor of Venizelos in June of the same year. A moderate conservative, he served again as Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 in a coalition government of Venizelist and moderate conservatives. He also served as the country's President from 1929 until the return to monarchy in 1935. He died in 1936 in Vienna, Austria

Preceded by: Dimitrios Rallis	Prime Minister of Greece October 3, 1897 - April 14, 1899	Succeeded by: Georgios Theotokis
Preceded by: Georgios Theotokis	Prime Minister of Greece November 25, 1901 - December 6, 1902	Succeeded by: Theodoros Deligiannis
Preceded by: Prince George of Greece	High Commissioner of Crete 1906 - 1908	Succeeded by: none (Unification with Greece unilateraly declared)
Preceded by: Eleftherios Venizelos	Prime Minister of Greece October 7, 1915 - November 7, 1915	Succeeded by: Stephanos Skouloudis
Preceded by: Stephanos Skouloudis	Prime Minister of Greece June 22, 1916 - September 16, 1916	Succeeded by: Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
Preceded by: Spiridon Lampros	Prime Minister of Greece February 5, 1917 - June 27, 1917	Succeeded by: Eleftherios Venizelos
Preceded by: Georgios Kondilis	Prime Minister of Greece December 4, 1926 - July 4, 1928	Succeeded by: Eleftherios Venizelos
Preceded by: Pavlos Kountouriotis	President of Greece 1929-1935	Succeeded by: George II (King of the Hellenes)