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Mayor of Athens
Χάρης Δούκας 2024-03-07 7535.jpg
Incumbent
Haris Doukas

since 1 January 2024
Appointer Electorate of the Municipality of Athens
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Anargyros Petrakis
Formation 1836
Website www.cityofathens.gr

The mayor of Athens is the head of Athens. The current mayor is Haris Doukas who assumed office on 1 January 2024.

Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924)

Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Anargyros Petrakis 5 May 1836 26 January 1837 French Party
2 Angelos Gerontas 26 January 1837 11 June 1837 French Party
3 Dimitrios Kallifronas 11 June 1837 7 July 1837 Russian Party
(2) Angelos Gerontas 7 July 1837 6 September 1840 French Party
(3) Dimitrios Kallifronas 6 September 1840 16 March 1841 Russian Party
4 Dimitrios Misaraliotis 16 March 1841 16 August 1841 Russian Party
(1) Anargyros Petrakis 16 August 1841 21 October 1843 French Party
5 Spyridon Benizelos 21 October 1843 12 November 1850 English Party
6 Nikolaos Zacharitsas 12 November 1850 29 August 1851 Russian Party
7 Ioannis Koniaris 29 August 1851 14 November 1854 Independent
8 Konstantinos Galatis 14 November 1854 25 March 1857 Independent
9 Georgios Skoufos 25 March 1857 13 October 1862 French Party
10 Emmanouil Koutsikaris 13 October 1862 28 August 1865 Russian Party
11 Periklis Zacharitsas 28 August 1865 22 April 1866 Russian Party
(9) Georgios Skoufos 22 April 1866 22 April 1870 French Party
12 Panagis Kyriakos 22 April 1870 11 May 1879 Independent
13 Dimitrios Soutsos 11 May 1879 1 October 1887 New Party (1873)
14 Thrasyvoulos Papalexandris 1 October 1887 17 December 1887 Independent
15 Timoleon Filimon 17 December 1887 1 October 1891 New Party (1873)
16 Michail Melas 1 October 1891 1 November 1894 Nationalist Party
17 Dimitrios Silyvriotis 1 November 1894 1 December 1895 Independent
18 Lambros Kallifronas 1 December 1895 12 September 1899 Independent
19 Spyridon Mercouris 12 September 1899 1 April 1914 New Party (1873)
20 Emmanouil Benakis 1 April 1914 9 July 1919 Liberal Party
21 Spyridon Patsis 9 July 1919 26 November 1920 Liberal Party
22 Georgios Tsochas 26 November 1920 21 September 1922 People's Party
(21) Spyridon Patsis 21 September 1922 30 November 1925 Liberal Party

Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)

Mayor Term start Term end Party
(21) Spyridon Patsis 30 November 1925 1 September 1929 Liberal Party
(19) Spyridon Merkouris 1 September 1929 1 April 1934 Liberal Party
23 Konstantinos Kotzias 1 April 1934 16 September 1936 Freethinkers' Party

Kingdom of Greece (1935–1941)

Mayor Term start Term end Party
Metaxas Regime (1936–1941)
24 Ambrosios Plytas 16 September 1936 11 May 1941 Independent
25 Konstantinos Mermigas 11 May 1941 2 August 1941 Independent

Hellenic State (1941–1944)

Mayor Term start Term end Party
Axis occupation (1941–1944)
26 Angelos Georgatos 2 August 1941 12 October 1944 Independent (Collaborationist)

Kingdom of Greece (1944–1974)

Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition
27 Aristeidis Skliros 12 October 1944 18 May 1946 Liberal Party Liberal Party
1944 – 1946
28 Ioannis Pitsikas 18 May 1946 18 August 1950 People's Party People's Party
1946 – 1950
29 Antonios Ragousis 18 August 1950 20 May 1951 Independent Independents
1950 – 1951
(23) Konstantinos Kotzias 20 May 1951 9 December 1951 Politically Independent Alignment PAP – People's Party
1951
30 Konstantinos Deligiannis 9 December 1951 18 December 1951 Independent Independents
1951
31 Konstantinos Nikolopoulos 18 December 1951 13 February 1955 Independent Independents
1951 – 1955
32 Pafsanias Katsotas 13 February 1955 28 June 1959 Liberal Party EPEK – Liberal Party – EDA
1955 – 1956
Liberal Party
1956 – 1959
33 Angelos Tsoukalas 28 June 1959 15 September 1964 Liberal Party Liberal Party
1959 – 1961
Centre Union Centre Union
1961 – 1964
34 Georgios Plytas 15 September 1964 9 May 1967 National Radical Union National Radical Union
1964 – 1967
Greek Junta (1967–1974)
35 Georgios Plytas 10 December 1967 25 September 1974 Military Independents
1967 – 1974

Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)

Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition
36 Konstantinos Darras 25 September 1974 6 June 1975 Independent Independents
1974 – 1975
37 Ioannis Papatheodorou 6 June 1975 1 January 1979 Centre Union – New Forces Centre Union – New Forces
1975 – 1979
38 Dimitris Beis 1 January 1979 31 December 1986 Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement
1979 – 1986
39 Miltiadis Evert 1 January 1987 15 May 1989 New Democracy New Democracy
1987 – 1989
40 Nikolaos Giatrakos 15 May 1989 31 December 1990 Independent New Democracy
1989 – 1990
41 Antonis Tritsis 1 January 1991 22 April 1992 Greek Radical Movement New Democracy – Greek Radical Movement
1991 – 1992
42 Leonidas Kouris 22 April 1992 31 December 1994 New Democracy New Democracy
1992 – 1994
43 Avramo1.jpg Dimitris Avramopoulos 1 January 1995 31 December 2002 New Democracy New Democracy
1995 – 2002
44 Dora Bakoyannis-headshot.jpg Dora Bakoyannis 1 January 2003 14 February 2006 New Democracy New Democracy – Athens Tomorrow
2003 – 2006
45 Theodoros Bechrakis (Acting) 14 February 2006 31 December 2006 New Democracy New Democracy – Athens Tomorrow
2006
46 Stylianidis-Kaklamanis, croped (Kaklamanis).jpg Nikitas Kaklamanis 1 January 2007 31 December 2010 New Democracy New Democracy – LAOS
2007 – 2010
47 SMX 6153 (30807940417).jpg Giorgos Kaminis 1 January 2011 1 May 2019 PASOK PASOK – Democratic Left – Ecologist Athens – Drassi – Liberal Alliance
2011 – 2014
PASOK – Democratic Left – Drassi – Recreate Greece
2014 – 2019
48 Georgios Broulias (Acting) 1 May 2019 31 August 2019 PASOK PASOK – Democratic Left – Drassi – Recreate Greece
2019
49 Κώστας Μπακογιάννης 2022.JPG Kostas Bakoyannis 1 September 2019 31 December 2023 New Democracy New Democracy – Athens High
2019 – 2023
50 Χάρης Δούκας 2024-03-07 7535.jpg Haris Doukas 1 January 2024 Incumbent PASOK PASOKSYRIZA
2024 – present
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