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Sotirios Sotiropoulos (Greek: Σωτήριος Σωτηρόπουλος, 1831-1898) was a Greek lawyer and politician and briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece.

Sotirios Sotiropoulos

He was born in 1831 in Nafplion. He studied law and was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1863. In 1864, he was chosen as Minister of Economy for the first time. He continued to serve in that capacity after the elections of 1865, 1870, 1876, 1877 and 1880 during the Nationalist Party ministries of Alexandros Koumoundouros.

In 1893, Sotiropoulos was tapped by King George I to form a government as Prime Minister, but it lost a vote of confidence a few months later. Later, Sotiropoulos was kidnapped by the brigand Lafazanis near Kalamata. After his release, Sotiropoulos wrote a book, My 31 day kidnapping. He died in Athens in 1898.

Preceded by
Charilaos Trikoupis

Prime Minister of Greece
May 15, 1893 - November, 1893

Succeeded by
Charilaos Trikoupis

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