Background
He was born in Lamia in 1907. His father, Ioannis Tsirimokos, was also of a political background.
Diplomat politician prime minister speaker
He was born in Lamia in 1907. His father, Ioannis Tsirimokos, was also of a political background.
He served as its general secretary, while the distinguished law professor Alexandros Svolos served as its president In 1944, Tsirimokos was appointed as Secretary for Justice in the EAM-controlled Political Committee of National Liberation. In the 1950 elections, after the Greek Civil War, Tsirimokos was elected again into parliament, for Athens, on behalf of the renamed Socialist Party-Union of People"s Democracy (Saskatchewan-ELD).
He was re-elected in the 1958 elections for the United Democratic Left, and again in 1961, 1963 and 1964 for the Center Union.
In 1963, he was elected as Speaker of the Parliament. During the period of the "Apostasia" in the summer of 1965, Tsirimokos was chosen by King Constantine II to form a government.
He failed to gain a vote of confidence, and was succeeded by Stefanos Stefanopoulos, in whose government he retained ministerial posts. He died in Athens on 13 July 1968 at the age of 61.
He got involved in politics from a young age and was first elected to parliament in 1936 on the Liberal Party"s ticket. During the Axis Occupation of Greece, he co-founded a small leftist party, the Union of People"s Democracy (ELD). In 1941, ELD joined the National Liberation Front (EAM), and Tsirimokos gained a seat in EAM"s central committee.
National Liberation Front.