Alexandros Skouzes

Biography:

Alexandros Skouzes was a Greek politician who served several times as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Greece. He was the son of Georgios Skouzes of the notable Skouzes family from Athens and was born there in 1853. He studied law and graduated by 1873 becoming a lawyer while from 1873 to 1880 he worked as a diplomat. He was first elected as an MP for Attica in 1890 and served in the same post until 1912.