Greek politician and diplomat
Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras (Greek : Παύλος Οικονόμου-Γκούρας , 3 November 1897 – 27 April 1991)[ 1] [ 2] was a Greek diplomat and thrice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece.[ 3]
Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras descended from a wealthy family from the village of Goura, Corinthia that had taken part in the Greek War of Independence . After studies in the University of Athens , he entered the Greek Diplomatic Corps in 1921.[ 3] He served in various diplomatic posts in Iran , Portugal , Italy , Turkey , the United States , Brazil and South Africa , as well as serving as Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations in 1960–61.[ 3]
He also served as Foreign Minister on the interim government of Stylianos Mavromichalis in 1963,[ 4] in the 1966–1967 Ioannis Paraskevopoulos cabinet,[ 5] and in the cabinet of Konstantinos Kollias following the establishment of the military junta on 21 April 1967, until his resignation on 3 November 1967.[ 6] He died on 27 April 1991 at the age of 93.
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