Yiannis Boutaris

Yiannis Boutaris
Γιάννης Μπουτάρης
Mayor of Thessaloniki
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2011
Preceded by Vasilis Papageorgopoulos
Personal details
Born January 6, 1942 (1942-01-06) (age 70)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Alma mater University of Thessaloniki
Occupation Businessman
Profession Chemist, Oenologist

Yiannis Boutaris (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουτάρης, born 6 January 1942) is a Greek businessman, politician and current mayor of Thessaloniki. He is the founder of KIR-YIANNI wine company, based in Naoussa and Amyndeo. He is one of the founding members of, inter-alia, the Drasi party and Arcturos ecological organization.[1]

Early life

Yiannis Boutaris was born in Thessaloniki in 1942, the son of winemaker Stelios Boutaris and Fanny Vlachos, of vlach origin.

He was educated at the Experimental elementary school of the University of Thessaloniki and then at Anatolia College. He studied chemistry at the University of Thessaloniki.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Γιάννης Μπουτάρης" (in Greek). Drasi. http://www.drassi.gr/index.php?id=751&title=%CE%93%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82%20%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Γιάννης Μπουτάρης Βιογραφικό σημείωμα υποψηφίου Δημάρχου Θεσσαλονίκης" (in Greek). protovoulia2010.gr. http://protovoulia2010.gr/prospective/giannis-boutaris/. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 

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Preceded by
Vasilis Papageorgopoulos		 Mayor of Thessaloniki
2011–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent