Municipality
of Athens
The
modern city of Athens consists of what were formerly distinct
towns and villages which, in the 20th century, gradually expanded
to form a single large city. The city is now divided into 54
municipalities, the largest of which is the Municipality of
Athens or Dimos Athinaion, with about one million people. The
next largest are Piraeus, Peristeri and Kallithea. Athens can
therefore refer either to the entire city (also called greater
Athens) or to the Municipality of Athens or even to downtown
Athens. Each of the municipalities of Athens has an elected
city council and a directly elected mayor.
Name |
Took
Office |
Left
Office |
Party |
1 |
|
Anargyros
Petrakis |
9
May 1836 |
25
January 1837 |
|
2 |
|
Angelos
Gerontas |
26
January 1837 |
10
June 1837 |
|
3 |
|
Dimitrios
Kallifronas |
11
June 1837 |
5
July 1837 |
|
4 |
|
Angelos
Gerontas |
6
July 1840 |
5
September 1840 |
|
5 |
|
Dimitrios
Kallifronas |
6
September 1840 |
15
March 1841 |
|
6 |
|
Dimitrios
Misaraliotis |
16
March 1841 |
15
August 1841 |
|
7 |
|
Anargyros
Petrakis |
16
August 1841 |
20
October 1843 |
|
8 |
|
Spyridon
Benizelos |
21
October 1843 |
20
January 1845 |
|
9 |
|
Spyridon
Benizelos |
21
January 1845 |
11
May 1847 |
|
10 |
|
Spyridon
Benizelos |
12
May 1847 |
11
November 1850 |
|
11 |
|
Nikolaos
Zaharitsas |
12
November 1850 |
28
August 1851 |
|
12 |
|
Ioannis
Koniaris |
29
August 1851 |
22
November 1853 |
|
13 |
|
Ioannis
Koniaris |
23
November 1853 |
13
November 1854 |
|
14 |
|
Konstantinos
Galatis |
14
November 1854 |
7
June 1855 |
|
15 |
|
Konstantinos
Galatis |
8
June 1855 |
23
March 1857 |
|
16 |
|
Spyridon
Benizelos |
25
March 1857 |
3
December 1857 |
|
17 |
|
Georgios
Skoufos |
4
December 1857 |
13
November 1861 |
|
18 |
|
Georgios
Skoufos |
14
November 1861 |
12
October 1862 |
|
19 |
|
Emmanouil
Koutsikaris |
13
October 1862 |
27
August 1865 |
|
20 |
|
Periklis
Zaharitsas |
28
August 1865 |
21
April 1866 |
|
21 |
|
Georgios
Skoufos |
22
April 1866 |
21
April 1870 |
|
22 |
|
Panagis
Kyriakos |
22
April 1870 |
23
April 1874 |
|
23 |
|
Panagis
Kyriakos |
24
April 1874 |
10
May 1879 |
|
24 |
|
Dimitrios
Soutsos |
11
May 1879 |
30
September 1883 |
|
25 |
|
Dimitrios
Soutsos |
1
October 1883 |
30
September 1887 |
|
26 |
|
Thrasyvoulos
Papalexandris |
1
October 1887 |
16
December 1887 |
|
27 |
|
Timoleon
Filimon |
17
December 1887 |
30
September 1891 |
|
28 |
|
Mihail
Melas |
1
October 1891 |
31
October 1894 |
|
29 |
|
Dimitrios
Silyvriotis |
1
November 1894 |
30
November 1895 |
|
30 |
|
Lambros
Kallifronas |
1
December 1895 |
10
november 1899 |
|
31 |
|
Spyridon
Merkouris |
1
December 1899 |
30
December 1903 |
|
32 |
|
Spyridon
Merkouris |
31
December 1903 |
30
September 1907 |
|
33 |
|
Spyridon
Merkouris |
1
October 1907 |
30
September 1911 |
|
34 |
|
Spyridon
Merkouris |
1
October 1911 |
31
March 1914 |
|
35 |
|
Emmanouil
Benakis |
1
April 1914 |
25
November 1916 |
|
36 |
|
Georgios
Tsohas |
26
November 1916 |
8
July 1917 |
|
37 |
|
Spyridon
Patsis |
9
July 1917 |
2
November 1920 |
|
38 |
|
Georgios
Tsohas |
26
November 1920 |
20
September 1922 |
|
39 |
|
Spyridon
Patsis |
21
September 1922 |
30
November 1925 |
|
40 |
|
Spyridon
Patsis |
1
December 1925 |
31
August 1929 |
|
41 |
|
Spyridon
Merkouris |
1
September 1929 |
31
March 1934 |
|
42 |
|
Konstantinos
Kotzias |
1
April 1934 |
15
September 1936 |
|
43 |
|
Ambrosios
Plytas |
16
September 1936 |
10
May 1941 |
|
44 |
|
Konstantinos
Mermigas |
11
May 1941 |
1
August 1941 |
|
45 |
|
Angelos
Georgatos |
2
August 1941 |
19
August 1941 |
|
46 |
|
Angelos
Georgatos |
20
August 1941 |
11
October 1944 |
|
47 |
|
Aristeidis
Skliros |
12
October 1944 |
17
May 1946 |
|
48 |
|
Ioannis
Pitsikas |
18
May 1946 |
17
August 1950 |
|
49 |
|
Antonios
Ragousis |
18
August 1950 |
19
May 1951 |
|
50 |
|
Konstantinos
Kotzias |
20
May 1951 |
6
July 1951 |
|
51 |
|
Konstantinos
Nikolopoulos |
6
July 1951 |
11
July 1951 |
|
52 |
|
Konstantinos
Kotzias |
12
July 1951 |
8
December 1951 |
|
53 |
|
Konstantinos
Deligiannis |
9
December 1951 |
17
December 1951 |
|
54 |
|
Konstantinos
Nikolopoulos |
18
December 1951 |
12
February 1955 |
|
55 |
|
Pafsanias
Katsotas |
13
February 1955 |
8
October 1955 |
|
56 |
|
Fokion
Theodoropoulos |
9
October 1955 |
14
October 1955 |
|
57 |
|
Pafsanias
Katsotas |
15
October 1955 |
20
December 1955 |
|
58 |
|
Fokion
Theodoropoulos |
21
December 1955 |
30
December 1955 |
|
59 |
|
Pafsanias
Katsotas |
31
December 1955 |
2
February 1956 |
|
60 |
|
Alexandros
Magriplis |
2
February 1956 |
10
February 1956 |
|
61 |
|
Pafsanias
Katsotas |
10
February 1956 |
28
June 1959 |
|
62 |
|
Angelos
Tsoukalas |
29
June 1959 |
5
June 964 |
|
63 |
|
Ioannis
Papakonstantinou |
6
June 1964 |
14
September 1964 |
|
64 |
|
Georgios
Plytas |
15
September 1964 |
9
December 1967 |
|
65 |
|
Dimitrios
Ritsos |
10
December 1967 |
17
December 1967 |
|
66 |
|
Dimitrios
Ritsos |
18
December 1967 |
17
September 1974 |
|
67 |
|
Konstantinos
Darras |
25
September 1974 |
1
June 1975 |
|
68 |
|
Ioannis
Papatheodorou |
1
June 1975 |
31
December 1978 |
|
69 |
|
Dimitrios
Beis |
1
January 1979 |
31
December 1986 |
PASOK |
70 |
|
Miltiadis
Evert |
1
January 1987 |
14
May 1989 |
New
Democracy |
71 |
|
Nikolaos
Giatrakos |
15
May 1989 |
31
December 1990 |
|
72 |
|
Antonis
Tritsis |
1
January 1991 |
7
April 1992 |
New
Democracy |
73 |
|
Leonidas
Kouris |
22
April 1992 |
31
December 1994 |
|
74 |
|
Dimitrios
Avramopoulos |
1
January 1995 |
31
December 1998 |
New
Democracy |
75 |
|
Dimitrios
Avramopoulos |
1
January 1999 |
31
December 2002 |
New
Democracy |
76 |
|
Dora
Bakoyannis |
1
January 2003 |
14
February 2006 |
New
Democracy |
77 |
|
Theodoros
Behrakis |
23
February 2006 |
31
December 2006 |
New
Democracy |
78 |
|
Nikitas
Kaklamanis |
1
January 2007 |
In
office |
New
Democracy |
The
images of the mayors prior to 1995 are photos made by
Athens Info Guide of de miniatures collection of the
City of Athens which is housed in the Athens City Hall
and which was made by Loukia Georganti. - Reproduction
with kind permission of the City of Athens Town Hall