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Dimitris Tsovolas
Greek politician

Dimitris Tsovolas

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Greek politician
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Place of birth
Melissourgoi, Greece
Age
82 years
Education
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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Biography

Dimitris Tsovolas (Greek: Δημήτριος Τσοβόλας; born 1942) is a Greek politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1989.

Early life and education

He was born at Melissourgoi, a village outside Arta, Epirus in 1942. He went on to study law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He worked as a lawyer in Arta.

Political career

He later began his career in politics as a member of PASOK. He was first elected member of the Parliament representing Arta in 1977. He was reelected in 1981 and 1985. He was then elected as an MP for northern Athens.

Tsovolas served in the Ministry of Finance in Andreas Papandreou's government from 1981 to 1989, serving as a deputy minister from 1981 to 1985, and as the full Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1989.

In 1989 he was tried for the so-called Koskotas scandal and was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3 years lack of his political rights.

In October 1995 he left PASOK and on 20 December that year he founded the Democratic Social Movement.

Personal life

Tsovolas is married and has two children.

Honours

He was awarded the highest Order of the FRY from Slobodan Milosević on 11 December 1999.

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