Dimosthenis Theocharidis (; 10 July 1914 – 20 February 2019) was a Greek lawyer and politician. He served as MP for Florina, with various parties, for many terms.Giorgos Perivolaris, "Φλώρινα 1912-2012, Χρονικό ενός αιώνα" (Florina 1912-2012, Chronicle of a century). He was elected for a total of eight terms, matching Georgios Andreadis's record.Αφιέρωμα: Όλοι οι βουλευτές Φλώρινας από το 1915 μέχρι σήμερα, Νέα Φλώρινα, 24 January 2015, retrieved 24 August 2017.
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.Hellenic Parliament, Register of senators and members of parliament 1929-1974, p. 66, ar. 362. 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.Dingaves 1986, p. 77. In 1977, he again ran unsuccessfully in Florina, with the Union of the Democratic Centre.Dingaves 1986, p. 135.
He was reelected with New Democracy in 1981, with 7,007 votesDingaves 1986, p. 193. and again in 1985.Κοινοβουλευτική θητεία του Δημοσθένη Μ. Θεοχαρίδη μετά τη Μεταπολίτευση, ιστότοπος της Βουλής των Ελλήνων, retrieved 24 August 2017.
He was also, as personally chosen by Karamanlis, General Secretary of Northern Greece.Aπεβίωσε σε ηλικία 105 ετών ο γηραιότερος πολιτικός της Ν.Δ. , businessnews.gr, 21 February 2019, retrieved on 21 February 2019.
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
Bibliography Kostas Dingaves, The elections in Greece 1844-1985, Μαλλιάρης-Παιδεία, Thessaloniki 1986.