Alexandros Avlonitis | |
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Assumed office 7 July 2019 | |
Majority | 5,152 |
Personal details | |
Born | Corfu,Greece | 9 May 1956
Political party | Syriza |
Children | 1 |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Alexandros Avlonitis is a Greek politician who is a member of the Hellenic Parliament.
Avlonitis graduated from Democritus University of Thrace with a BA in Law and has practised law since 1983. He was elected in 2019. [1] From 2007 to 2010,he was the final mayor of a town before it was merged into the municipality of Corfu. [2]
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