Politics
In 1916, he became a minister in the Stephanos Skouloudis government, but, in disagreement with the pro-German feelings of King Constantine I of Greece, he followed Eleftherios Venizelos to Thessaloniki where he was assigned the ministry of Naval Affairs in Venizelos' National Defence government. Constantine was deposed, and replaced on the throne by his son Alexander. Kountouriotis subsequently retired from the navy with the honorary rank of full Admiral. On the death of King Alexander of Greece in 1920, he was elected Regent of Greece by the Greek Parliament on 28 October by a vote of 137 to 3. After the sitting government of Venizelos was defeated in the elections that took place in November 1920, Kountouriotis resigned as Regent on 17 November, to be replaced by Queen Olga, Alexander's grandmother. The following month, King Constantine was restored.
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