Ioannis Grivas | |
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| Ιωάννης Γρίβας | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 12 October 1989 – 23 November 1989 | |
| President | Christos Sartzetakis |
| Preceded by | Tzannis Tzannetakis |
| Succeeded by | Xenophon Zolotas (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1923-02-23)23 February 1923 |
| Died | 27 November 2016(2016-11-27) (aged 93) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
Ioannis Grivas (Greek:Ιωάννης Γρίβας; 23 February 1923 – 27 November 2016[1]) was a Greek judge, who served as President of theCourt of Cassation and served as thePrime Minister of Greece at the head of a non-partycaretaker government in 1989.
Grivas was born inKato Tithorea,Amfikleia-Elateia,Phthiotis.[2] He studied law at theUniversity of Athens and in 1954 he became a judge. He took part as a judge in theGreek Junta Trials in 1975, and in 1979, he was appointed to theSupreme Court of Greece for Civil and Criminal Cases. He became vice-president of the court in 1986 and president in 1989–90.[2]
In 1989,Andreas Papandreou's government was rocked by the deterioration of the Greek economy and a series of corruption scandals, includingKoskotas scandal. Papandreou changed the electoral law to prevent the opposition party from gaining a majority, leading to the Greek Parliament being deadlocked following the18 June 1989 elections. A coalition between conservatives and communists, with a limited mandate, formed a government underTzannis Tzannetakis to investigate the corruption in Papandreou's government. After the indictment of Papandreou and several of his ministers, the coalition was resolved. The Constitution required the president of one of Greece's Supreme Courts to be appointed interim Prime Minister. Grivas agreed to head acaretaker government to preside over fresh elections.
He took office on 12 October 1989 to lead the country tonew elections, held on 5 November.[2][3] After the elections produced another deadlocked Parliament, he resigned on 23 November 1989 in favor ofXenophon Zolotas, who formed a National Unity government in which all three parliamentary parties participated.[2][3] In domestic policy, maternity leave was extended to 15 weeks.[4]
Grivas retired in 1990. He died on 27 November 2016, aged 93.[5]
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of the Supreme Court 1989–1990 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Greece Caretaker 1989 | Succeeded by |
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