After the death of Panagis Tsaldaris in 1936, he became a member of the administrative commission of the People's Party, which was however soon dissolved under the dictatorship of Metaxas.
1936年のパナギス・ツァルダリス死亡後、彼は人民党の管理委員会の委員となったが、間もなく同委員会はメタクサス独裁下で解体した。