Zinovios Valvis

Zinovios Zafirios I. Valvis (Greek: Ζηνόβιος-Ζαφείριος Ι. Βάλβης; 1800 – August 25, 1886) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. Valvis was born in 1800 in Missolonghi. He first studied theology but switched to law, furthering his studies in Italy. Valvis married Arsinoe Ratzikosta and fathered nine children. He twice served as prime minister but fell on hard times in his old age, dying impoverished in 1872 after refusing a state pension so as not to be a burden on the Greek state. Zinovios Valvis was the brother of Dimitrios Valvis who also served as Prime Minister. He died in Missolonghi in 1886.

Zinovios Valvis Ζηνόβιος Βάλβης
14th Prime Minister of Greece
In office 13 February 1863 – 25 March 1863
Monarch	vacant
Preceded by	Aristidis Moraitinis
Succeeded by	Diomidis Kyriakos
In office 16 April 1864 – 26 July 1864
Monarch	George I of Greece
Preceded by	Constantine Kanaris
Succeeded by	Constantine Kanaris
Minister for Finance
In office 28 July 1849 – 10 May 1850
Preceded by	Lykourgos Krestenitis
Succeeded by	Anastasios Lontos
Minister for Justice
In office 12 October 1849 – 10 May 1850
Preceded by	Dimitrios Kallergis
Succeeded by	Nikolaos Chrisogelos
Personal details
Born	1800 Missolonghi, Greece
Died	1886 Missolonghi, Greece
Political party	Independent
Education	Halki seminary University of Pisa