Academic Career
Alexandros Svolos was among the most prominent experts on constitutional law in Greece, and held strong democratic and socialist views, which put him often at odds with the Greek establishment of the time.
His very first academic treatise was his doctoral thesis in 1915, where he examined the constitutional right of workers to form unions. His expertise in labour matters was recognized by his appointment to the Labour Directorate in the Ministry of National Economy. In 1928, he published a study on the liberal Greek Constitution of 1927, called "The New Constitution and the foundations of the Government", applying special emphasis on its social role. In 1929, in his speech on his acceptance of the teaching chair at the University, he emphasized the necessity of protection of minorities from the powerful executive authority. This speech was given at a time when even formerly liberal politicians, like Eleftherios Venizelos, were increasingly adopting measures to control the people, and especially to curb the growing influence of the Communist Party of Greece. Svolos' last academic work was a study, done together with George Vlachos, of the Greek Constitution of 1952, and was published in two volumes in 1954-1955.
In his honour, a hall has been named after him in the Law School of the University of Athens.
| Preceded by Evripidis Bakirtzis |
Chairman of the PEEA April 18 - October 9, 1944 |
Succeeded by George Papandreou as head of government of national unity |
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- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL (contributors).
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| Name | Svolos, Alexandros |
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| Short description | Prime Minister of Greece |
| Date of birth | 1892 |
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| Date of death | 22 February 1956 |
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