Pesmazoglou Archive Factsheet
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Archival description factsheet, p.1/2 Archive of Ioannis (Yangos) Pesmazoglou Biographical note: New Democracy party) in 1985. At the ARCHIVE Ioannis (Yangos) Pesmazoglou (1918- same time, as head of the cross-party 2003), son of the banker Stephanos Pes- delegation of the Hellenic Parliament, Reference code: mazoglou, studied law, political science he resumed negotiations on Greece’s GR IATE A6 and economics at the Athens Law School accession to the European Economic and the St John’s College of the Univer- Community (1975-1978). He was one Dates: sity of Cambridge. He was elected Assis- of the founding members of the Party 1885-2018 (mostly 1945-2003) tant Professor of Political Economy at of Democratic Socialism (KODISO), of the Athens Law School in 1950, Asso- which he was president from 1979 until Extent: ciate Professor in 1964 and Full Profes- his departure from the party in 1984. 40 linear metres sor in March 1967. With the exception He represented Greece in the European 2,556 document files of the period 1968-1969, during which Parliament, having been elected for the ca. 1,500 photographs he was suspended, he taught continu- KODISO party (1981-1984), and then 143 audiovisual records ously until resining in protest against as an independent candidate, backed by the dictatorial regime, in 1970. Between the New Democracy party (1989-1994). Source of acquisition: 1951 and 1955, he served as Director His areas of focus included economic Donated by Ioannis Pesmazoglou’s General for Economic Policy and Pro- policy, public health, the language ques- family: his wife, Miranda, and his sons, gramme at the Ministry of Coordination tion, education, Greek-Turkish relations Stephanos and Vassilis Pesmazoglou and, between 1955 and 1960, as eco- and political developments in the Bal- nomic advisor to the Bank of Greece. kans and Eastern Europe. He headed the Greek delegation that He played a decisive role in the estab- negotiated with the European Free Trade lishment of the Royal (later National) Association (EFTA) and the EEC (1957- Hellenic Research Foundation in 1958, 1961) and subsequently became Chair- of whose board he was a member until CREATOR man of the Greek Interdepartmental 1968. He was elected a regular mem- Committee for European Cooperation ber of the Academy of Athens in 1992, Pesmazoglou, Ioannis (Yangos) (1962-1965). Meanwhile, in 1960 he and became its president in 1996. In his (1918-2003) was appointed Deputy Governor of the studies and speeches, he discusses a host Bank of Greece, a position he held until of issues ranging from the economy to he stepped down in 1967. In 1967-1974, European integration, and from foreign he actively resisted the military dictator- policy and security to human rights. ship, and, in this context, founded the He was the recipient of numerous for- Society for the Study of Greek prob- eign and domestic honours and deco- lems (EMEP). For this activity, he was rations: the Grand Commander of the exiled and imprisoned by the military Royal Order of George I; the Grand junta. After the restoration of democ- Cross of the Order of the Phoenix; the racy, he became actively involved in pol- Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order itics. He served as Minister of Finance in of Merit of the Federal Republic of Ger- the National Unity Government of 1974 many; the Commandeur de la Legion and, in the same year, was elected to d’Honneur de la République Française; parliament on the ticket of the Centre the Grand Commander of the Order Union-New Forces (EK-ND) party, later of the Flag (Yugoslavia); the “Archon renamed Union of the Democratic Cen- Megas Rhetor” (Ecumenical Patriarch- tre (EDIK). He was re-elected with the ate); and the “Pro Merito Europa” medal EDIK party in 1977 and as an indepen- (Council of Europe). dent Member of Parliament (allied to the 21 El. Venizelos Avenue, 102 50 Athens T.: +30 210 3203530, 3203564-5, 3203521 e-mail: [email protected] Archival description factsheet, p.2/2 Archive of Ioannis (Yangos) Pesmazoglou of the Democratic Centre; A6S10: Party Archive: I. Pesmazoglou, Αγωνιστικά CONTENT of Democratic Socialism (KODISO); [On struggles], Athens 1974-1981 (in A6S11: Independent Member of the Hel- Greek); N. Loule-Theodoraki, Γιάγκος The Archive contains records relating to lenic Parliament; A6S12: Independent Πεσμαζόγλου [Yangos Pesmazoglou], Ioannis (Yangos) Pesmazoglou’s career Member of the European Parliament; Athens 1996 (in Greek); M. Minotou, as Director General at the Ministry of A6S13: Information-communication; Η ευρωπαϊκή επιλογή της κυβέρνησης Coordination and as Economic Advi- A6S14: Various subjects; A6S15: Photo- Καραμανλή, 1957-1959 [The Euro- sor and Deputy Governor of the Bank graphic material; and A6S16: Audiovisual pean choice of the Karamanlis govern- of Greece and Minister of Finance. Also material. The files have been arranged ment, 1957-1959] [unpublished doc- included is material reflecting his involve- in thematic and chronological order. toral thesis] (in Greek), Athens 2002; ment in the negotiations between Greece All records have been retained with the Tr. Sclavenitis (ed.), Τα ιδρυτικά κείμενα and the EEC, his academic career, his exception of duplicate copies of typed του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών και η resistance to the military dictatorship documents which have been destroyed. αλληλογραφία Ι.Στ. Πεσμαζόγλου-Λ.Θ. (1967-1974), and his political activity Ζέρβα [The founding documents of the in Greece and as a Member of the Euro- National Hellenic Research Foundation pean Parliament. and correspondence between I. Pesm- The Archive has been enriched with fur- CONDITIONS azoglou and L. Zervas], Athens 2008 ther material from the archive of his FOR ACCESS AND USE (in Greek); and D. Samiou, H Εταιρεία father, Stephanos I. Pesmazoglou, (12 Μελέτης Ελληνικών Προβλημάτων files from the period 1885-1963) and This material is freely accessible, sub- (ΕΜΕΠ) και η ιδιαίτερη συμβολή της material collected after his death (18 ject to the applicable legislation and the στον αντιδικτατορικό αγώνα (1970- files from the period 2003-2018). Terms of Use of the Historical Archives 1972) [The Society for the Study of Included are documents, notes, corre- Section of the Bank of Greece (IATE). Greek problems (EMEP) and its spe- spondence, writings, speeches, news- The Bank of Greece is responsible for cial contribution to the struggle paper and magazine clippings, official safeguarding its copyright in the Archive. against the dictatorship (1970-1972)], publications of European institutions, Reproduction is permitted subject to the Athens 2017 (in Greek). audiovisual material and photographs. Terms of Use of the IATE. The IATE has in its possession oral his- tory accounts from persons associ- ated with I. (Yangos) Pesmaszoglou or his activities. ARRANGEMENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The original order of the Archive has Sources: The material in the Archive; N. Loule Theo- doraki, Γιάγκος Πεσμαζόγλου [Yangos Pesmazoglou], been maintained or restored where dis- The Αrchive’s finding aids are available Athens 1996 (in Greek); G. Koumantos et al., Γιάγκος rupted. The material has been arranged in electronic format on the Bank of Πεσμαζόγλου. Εκδήλωση τιμής και μνήμης [Yangos into 16 archival series corresponding to Greece website. At the IATE’s read- Pesmazoglou: in memoriam], Athens 2006 (in Greek); the main lines of activity I. Pesmazo- ing room, researchers have access to and G. Donatos et al., Ιωάννης Σ. Πεσμαζόγλου: Πανεπιστημιακός, ευρωπαϊστής, διαπραγματευτής glou pursued during his lifetime, namely: an electronic inventory based on the [Ioannis Pesmazoglou: Academic - Europeanist - A6S1: Ministry of Coordination; A6S2: second edition of the general Interna- Negotiator], ed. M. Psalidopoulos, Athens 2010 Bank of Greece; A6S3 EFTA-EEC: Nego- tional Standard Archival Description (in Greek). tiations-Accession Agreement; A6S4: (ISAD[G]v2), complete with a subject Ministry of Finance; A6S5 National and person name thesaurus. and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Digitisation of the Archive is in prog- A6S6: Academy of Athens; A6S7: Schol- ress. arly research: Actions and recommenda- The following works draw on or tions; A6S8: Anti-dictatorship activity; include extensive references to A6S9: Centre Union-New Forces, Union the Ioannis (Yangos) Pesmazoglou 21 El. Venizelos Avenue, 102 50 Athens T.: +30 210 3203530, 3203564-5, 3203521 e-mail: [email protected].