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HISTORY OF ATHENS

Mayors of Athens

 


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
Anargyros Petrakis
9 May 1836
25 January 1837
 
2
Angelos Gerontas
26 January 1837
10 June 1837
 
3
Dimitrios Kallifronas
Dimitrios Kallifronas
11 June 1837
5 July 1837
 
4
Angelos Gerontas
6 July 1840
5 September 1840
 
5
Dimitrios Kallifronas
Dimitrios Kallifronas
6 September 1840
15 March 1841
 
6
Dimitrios Misaraliotis
16 March 1841
15 August 1841
 
7
Anargyros Petrakis
Anargyros Petrakis
16 August 1841
20 October 1843
 
8
Spyridon Benizelos
Spyridon Benizelos
21 October 1843
20 January 1845
 
9
Spyridon Benizelos
Spyridon Benizelos
21 January 1845
11 May 1847
 
10
Spyridon Benizelos
Spyridon Benizelos
12 May 1847
11 November 1850
 
11
Nikolaos Zaharitsas
Nikolaos Zaharitsas
12 November 1850
28 August 1851
 
12
Ioannis Koniaris
Ioannis Koniaris
29 August 1851
22 November 1853
 
13
Ioannis Koniaris
Ioannis Koniaris
23 November 1853
13 November 1854
 
14
Konstantinos Galatis
Konstantinos Galatis
14 November 1854
7 June 1855
 
15
Konstantinos Galatis
Konstantinos Galatis
8 June 1855
23 March 1857
 
16
Spyridon Benizelos
Spyridon Benizelos
25 March 1857
3 December 1857
 
17
Georgios Skoufos
Georgios Skoufos
4 December 1857
13 November 1861
 
18
Georgios Skoufos
Georgios Skoufos
14 November 1861
12 October 1862
 
19
Emmanouil Koutsikaris
Emmanouil Koutsikaris
13 October 1862
27 August 1865
 
20
Periklis Zaharitsas
Periklis Zaharitsas
28 August 1865
21 April 1866
 
21
Georgios Skoufos
Georgios Skoufos
22 April 1866
21 April 1870
 
22
Panagis Kyriakos
Panagis Kyriakos
22 April 1870
23 April 1874
 
23
Panagis Kyriakos
Panagis Kyriakos
24 April 1874
10 May 1879
 
24
Dimitrios Soutsos
Dimitrios Soutsos
11 May 1879
30 September 1883
 
25
Dimitrios Soutsos
Dimitrios Soutsos
1 October 1883
30 September 1887
 
26
Thrasyvoulos Papalexandris
1 October 1887
16 December 1887
 
27
Timoleon Filimon
Timoleon Filimon
17 December 1887
30 September 1891
 
28
Mihail Melas
Mihail Melas
1 October 1891
31 October 1894
 
29
Dimitrios Silyvriotis
Dimitrios Silyvriotis
1 November 1894
30 November 1895
 
30
Lambros Kallifronas
Lambros Kallifronas
1 December 1895
10 november 1899
 
31
Spyridon Merkouris
Spyridon Merkouris
1 December 1899
30 December 1903
 
32
Spyridon Merkouris
Spyridon Merkouris
31 December 1903
30 September 1907
 
33
Spyridon Merkouris
Spyridon Merkouris
1 October 1907
30 September 1911
 
34
Spyridon Merkouris
Spyridon Merkouris
1 October 1911
31 March 1914
 
35
Emmanouil Benakis
Emmanouil Benakis
1 April 1914
25 November 1916
 
36
Georgios Tsohas
Georgios Tsohas
26 November 1916
8 July 1917
 
37
Spyridon Patsis
Spyridon Patsis
9 July 1917
2 November 1920
 
38
Georgios Tsohas
Georgios Tsohas
26 November 1920
20 September 1922
 
39
Spyridon Patsis
Spyridon Patsis
21 September 1922
30 November 1925
 
40
Spyridon Patsis
Spyridon Patsis
1 December 1925
31 August 1929
 
41
Spyridon Merkouris
Spyridon Merkouris
1 September 1929
31 March 1934
 
42
Kostas Kotzias
Konstantinos Kotzias
1 April 1934
15 September 1936
 
43
Ambrosios Plytas
Ambrosios Plytas
16 September 1936
10 May 1941
 
44
Konstantinos Mermigas
Konstantinos Mermigas
11 May 1941
1 August 1941
 
45
Angelos Georgatos
Angelos Georgatos
2 August 1941
19 August 1941
 
46
Angelos Georgatos
Angelos Georgatos
20 August 1941
11 October 1944
 
47
Aristeidis Skliros
Aristeidis Skliros
12 October 1944
17 May 1946
 
48
Ioannis Pitsikas
Ioannis Pitsikas
18 May 1946
17 August 1950
 
49
Antonios Ragousis
Antonios Ragousis
18 August 1950
19 May 1951
 
50
Kostas Kotzias
Konstantinos Kotzias
20 May 1951
6 July 1951
 
51
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
6 July 1951
11 July 1951
 
52
Kostas Kotzias
Konstantinos Kotzias
12 July 1951
8 December 1951
 
53
Konstantinos Deligiannis
9 December 1951
17 December 1951
 
54
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
18 December 1951
12 February 1955
 
55
Pafsanias Katsotas
Pafsanias Katsotas
13 February 1955
8 October 1955
 
56
Fokion Theodoropoulos
9 October 1955
14 October 1955
 
57
Pafsanias Katsotas
Pafsanias Katsotas
15 October 1955
20 December 1955
 
58
Fokion Theodoropoulos
21 December 1955
30 December 1955
 
59
Pafsanias Katsotas
Pafsanias Katsotas
31 December 1955
2 February 1956
 
60
Alexandros Magriplis
2 February 1956
10 February 1956
 
61
Pafsanias Katsotas
Pafsanias Katsotas
10 February 1956
28 June 1959
 
62
Angelos Tsoukalas
Angelos Tsoukalas
29 June 1959
5 June 964
 
63
Ioannis Papakonstantinou
6 June 1964
14 September 1964
 
64
Georgios Plytas
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
Konstantinos Darras
25 September 1974
1 June 1975
 
68
Ioannis Papatheodorou
Ioannis Papatheodorou
1 June 1975
31 December 1978
 
69
Dimitrios Beis
Dimitrios Beis
1 January 1979
31 December 1986
PASOK
70
Miltiadis Evert
Miltiadis Evert
1 January 1987
14 May 1989
New Democracy
71
Nikolaos Giatrakos
Nikolaos Giatrakos
15 May 1989
31 December 1990
 
72
Antonis Tritsis
Antonis Tritsis
1 January 1991
7 April 1992
New Democracy
73
Leonidas Kouris
22 April 1992
31 December 1994
 
74
Dimitrios Avramopoulos
Dimitrios Avramopoulos
1 January 1995
31 December 1998
New Democracy
75
Dimitrios Avramopoulos
Dimitrios Avramopoulos
1 January 1999
31 December 2002
New Democracy
76
Dora Bakoyannis
Dora Bakoyannis
1 January 2003
14 February 2006
New Democracy
77
Theodoros Behrakis
Theodoros Behrakis
23 February 2006
31 December 2006
New Democracy
78
Nikitas Kaklamanis
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

If you have a photo of one of the above Majors we do not have a photo of, Athens Info Guide would appreciate it a lot if you could send it to us.

  

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