He was a Greek lawyer, economist, diplomat, writer and politician, who became a member of the parliament and minister, and he founded a political party, too. He was born in Arta in 1901. Born in Arta in 1901, Petros Garoufalias was a great benefactor donating his library, an office in Athens, and his parental home in Arta to the “Skoufas” Association. The building was named “Garoufalias Mansion” and nowadays houses the Historical Museum of “Skoufas” Association.