Panagis Vourloumis ( el, Παναγής Βουρλούμης; 1867–1950) was a Greek politician, lawyer, economist and a finance minister. He was one of the main collaborators of

Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos ( el, Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, translit=Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, ; – 18 March 1936) was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movem ...

. He studied law at the University of Athens and worked in

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as the director of a raisin export company. In 1893, he founded his own business in

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. He was first elected into the

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on the Liberal Party ticket in the

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. He served as Food Supply Minister in 1918-1920 and as Minister of National Economy in the last Venizelos cabinet of 1928-1932. His tenure in the Ministry of National Economy was significant, as he promoted the foundation of a number of institutions: the Autonomous Tourism Organization, the Workers' Home and the Textiles Organization. He also led the reorganization of the

National Statistical Service of Greece The Hellenic Statistical Authority ( el, Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή ), known by its acronym ELSTAT ( el, ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ), is the national statistical service of Greece. The purpose of ELSTAT is to produce, on a regular basis, o ...

, and prepared the legislation for the eventual

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. He failed to be elected in the 1933 elections, and withdrew from politics following Venizelos' death in 1936. He also served for a time as chairman of the Panachaiki sports club.

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at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page) {{DEFAULTSORT:Vourloumis, Panagiotis 1867 births 1950 deaths People from Elis Liberal Party (Greece) politicians Economy ministers of Greece Greek MPs 1910–1912 20th-century Greek economists National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni 19th-century Greek economists