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Dimosthenis Theocharidis (Greek: Δημοσθένης Θεοχαρίδης; 10 July 1914 – 20 February 2019) was a Greek lawyer and politician. He served as MP for Florina, with various parties, for many terms. He was elected for a total of eight terms, matching Georgios Andreadis's record.

Career

He was born on 10 July 1914 in Agrapadies, the son of Michael and Soultana. He studied and practiced law.

He was elected MP for Florina with EPEK, in 1951 and 1952 and for Florina-Kastoria with EPEK (part of the Liberal Democratic Union coalition), in 1956. He was reelected for Florina with Centre Union, in 1961, 1963 and 1964. During the 1967-1974 dictatorship, he was arrested and imprisoned, in the prison of Marousi.

In 1974, after the fall of the dictatorship, he was a candidate MP for Florina with Centre Union – New Forces, getting 4,464 votes. In 1977, he again ran unsuccessfully in Florina, with the Union of the Democratic Centre.

He was reelected with New Democracy in 1981, with 7,007 votes and again in 1985.

He was also, as personally chosen by Karamanlis, General Secretary of Northern Greece.

Death

Theocharidis died in the early hours of 20 February 2019, after a few days of hospitalization, aged 104. His funeral took place on 21 February 2019 and he was buried in the cemetery of his hometown. At the time of his death, at age 104, he was the oldest living politician of New Democracy.

References

1. Giorgos Perivolaris, "Φλώρινα 1912-2012, Χρονικό ενός αιώνα" (Florina 1912-2012, Chronicle of a century).
2. ^ Αφιέρωμα: Όλοι οι βουλευτές Φλώρινας από το 1915 μέχρι σήμερα, Νέα Φλώρινα, 24 January 2015, retrieved 24 August 2017.
3. Hellenic Parliament, Register of senators and members of parliament 1929-1974, p. 66, ar. 362.
4. Dingaves 1986, p. 77.
5. Dingaves 1986, p. 135.
6. Dingaves 1986, p. 193.
7. Κοινοβουλευτική θητεία του Δημοσθένη Μ. Θεοχαρίδη μετά τη Μεταπολίτευση, ιστότοπος της Βουλής των Ελλήνων, retrieved 24 August 2017.
8. Aπεβίωσε σε ηλικία 105 ετών ο γηραιότερος πολιτικός της Ν.Δ. Archived 2019-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, businessnews.gr, 21 February 2019, retrieved on 21 February 2019.
9. "Έφυγε από τη ζωή, πλήρης ημερών, ο Δημοσθένης Θεοχαρίδης". Νέα Φλώρινα. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
10. "Έφυγε ο Δημοσθένης Θεοχαρίδης". florinapast | Λεύκωμα Φλωρίνης (in Greek). 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

Bibliography

• Kostas Dingaves, The elections in Greece 1844-1985, Μαλλιάρης-Παιδεία, Thessaloniki 1986.

• 1914 births
• 2019 deaths
• Greek MPs 1951–1952
• Greek MPs 1952–1956
• Greek MPs 1956–1958
• Greek MPs 1961–1963
• Greek MPs 1963–1964
• Greek MPs 1964–1967
• Greek MPs 1981–1985
• Greek MPs 1985–1989
• National Progressive Center Union politicians
• Centre Union politicians
• Centre Union – New Forces politicians
• New Democracy (Greece) politicians
• Union of the Democratic Centre (Greece) politicians
• 20th-century Greek lawyers
• Greek men centenarians
• People from Florina (regional unit)