Sofoklis Venizelos

Sofoklis Venizelos
Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
21 August 1950  27 October 1951
MonarchPaul
Preceded byNikolaos Plastiras
Succeeded byNikolaos Plastiras
In office
23 March 1950  15 April 1950
MonarchPaul
Preceded byIoannis Theotokis
Succeeded byNikolaos Plastiras
In office
14 April 1944  26 April 1944
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byEmmanouil Tsouderos
Succeeded byGeorgios Papandreou
Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
In office
8 November  30 December 1963
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterGeorgios Papandreou
Preceded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
Succeeded byStefanos Stefanopoulos
In office
27 October 1951  11 October 1952
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterNikolaos Plastiras
Preceded byEmmanouil Tsouderos
Succeeded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
In office
30 June 1949  6 January 1950
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterAlexandros Diomidis
Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded byPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
In office
24 January  29 August 1947
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterDimitrios Maximos
Preceded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
In office
24 May  30 August 1944
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterGeorgios Papandreou
Preceded byGeorgios Rousos
Succeeded byKyriakos Varvaresos
Minister of National Defense
In office
21 August  9 September 1950
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byPhilippos Manoulidis
Succeeded byKonstantinos Rendis
In office
10 April  24 July 1952
MonarchPaul
Prime MinisterNikolaos Plastiras
Preceded byAlexandros Sakellariou
Succeeded byGeorgios Mavros
Personal details
Born3 November 1894
Chania, Vilayet of Crete, Ottoman Empire (present-day Greece)
Died7 February 1964 (aged 69)
on board SS Hellas, Aegean Sea
Political partyLiberal Party
Centre Union
SpouseKathleen Zervudachi
RelationsKyriakos Venizelos (brother)
Nikitas Venizelos (nephew)
Konstantinos Mitsotakis (nephew)
Dora Bakoyannis (great-niece)
Alexandra Mitsotaki (great-niece)
Kyriakos Mitsotakis (great-nephew)
ChildrenDespina Venizelou-Laskari
Parent(s)Eleftherios Venizelos
Maria Katelouzou
Alma materHellenic Army Academy
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service Hellenic Army
Years of service1911-1920
Rank Captain
Battles/wars

Sofoklis Venizelos (Greek: Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος; 3 November 1894 – 7 February 1964) was a Greek politician who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece: in 1944 (in exile), 1950 and 1950–1951.