List of mayors of Athens

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Mayor of Athens
Δήμαρχος Αθηναίων
Khares Doukas 2024-03-07 7535 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Haris Doukas
since 1 January 2024
AppointerElectorate of the Municipality of Athens
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderAnargyros Petrakis
Formation1836
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.

Contents

Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924)

MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1 Anargyros Petrakis 5 May 183626 January 1837 French Party
2 Angelos Gerontas 26 January 183711 June 1837 French Party
3 Dimitrios Kallifronas 11 June 18377 July 1837 Russian Party
(2) Angelos Gerontas 7 July 18376 September 1840 French Party
(3) Dimitrios Kallifronas 6 September 184016 March 1841 Russian Party
4 Dimitrios Misaraliotis 16 March 184116 August 1841 Russian Party
(1) Anargyros Petrakis 16 August 184121 October 1843 French Party
5 Spyridon Benizelos 21 October 184312 November 1850 English Party
6 Nikolaos Zacharitsas 12 November 185029 August 1851 Russian Party
7 Ioannis Koniaris 29 August 185114 November 1854 Independent
8 Konstantinos Galatis 14 November 185425 March 1857 Independent
9 Georgios Skoufos 25 March 185713 October 1862 French Party
10 Emmanouil Koutsikaris 13 October 186228 August 1865 Russian Party
11 Periklis Zacharitsas 28 August 186522 April 1866 Russian Party
(9) Georgios Skoufos 22 April 186622 April 1870 French Party
12 Panagis Kyriakos 22 April 187011 May 1879 Independent
13 Dimitrios Soutsos 11 May 18791 October 1887 New Party (1873)
14 Thrasyvoulos Papalexandris 1 October 188717 December 1887 Independent
15 Timoleon Filimon 17 December 18871 October 1891 New Party (1873)
16 Michail Melas 1 October 18911 November 1894 Nationalist Party
17 Dimitrios Silyvriotis 1 November 18941 December 1895 Independent
18 Lambros Kallifronas 1 December 189512 September 1899 Independent
19 Spyridon Mercouris 12 September 18991 April 1914 New Party (1873)
20 Emmanouil Benakis 1 April 19149 July 1919 Liberal Party
21 Spyridon Patsis 9 July 191926 November 1920 Liberal Party
22 Georgios Tsochas 26 November 192021 September 1922 People's Party
(21) Spyridon Patsis 21 September 192230 November 1925 Liberal Party

Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)

MayorTerm startTerm endParty
(21) Spyridon Patsis 30 November 19251 September 1929 Liberal Party
(19) Spyridon Merkouris 1 September 19291 April 1934 Liberal Party
23 Konstantinos Kotzias 1 April 193416 September 1936 Freethinkers' Party

Kingdom of Greece (1935–1941)

MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Metaxas Regime (1936–1941)
24 Ambrosios Plytas 16 September 193611 May 1941 Independent
25 Konstantinos Mermigas 11 May 19412 August 1941 Independent

Hellenic State (1941–1944)

MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Axis occupation (1941–1944)
26 Angelos Georgatos 2 August 194112 October 1944 Independent (Collaborationist)

Kingdom of Greece (1944–1974)

MayorTook officeLeft officePartyCoalition
27 Aristeidis Skliros 12 October 194418 May 1946 Liberal Party Liberal Party
1944 – 1946
28 Ioannis Pitsikas 18 May 194618 August 1950 People's Party People's Party
1946 – 1950
29 Antonios Ragousis 18 August 195020 May 1951 Independent Independents
1950 – 1951
(23) Konstantinos Kotzias 20 May 19519 December 1951 Politically Independent Alignment PAPPeople's Party
1951
30 Konstantinos Deligiannis 9 December 195118 December 1951 Independent Independents
1951
31 Konstantinos Nikolopoulos 18 December 195113 February 1955 Independent Independents
1951 – 1955
32 Pafsanias Katsotas 13 February 195528 June 1959 Liberal Party EPEKLiberal PartyEDA
1955 – 1956
Liberal Party
1956 – 1959
33 Angelos Tsoukalas 28 June 195915 September 1964 Liberal Party Liberal Party
1959 – 1961
Centre Union Centre Union
1961 – 1964
34 Georgios Plytas 15 September 19649 May 1967 National Radical Union National Radical Union
1964 – 1967
Greek Junta (1967–1974)
35 Georgios Plytas 10 December 196725 September 1974 Military Independents
1967 – 1974

Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)

MayorTook officeLeft officePartyCoalition
36Konstantinos Darras25 September 19746 June 1975 Independent Independents
1974 – 1975
37Ioannis Papatheodorou6 June 19751 January 1979 Centre Union – New Forces Centre Union – New Forces
1975 – 1979
38 Dimitris Beis 1 January 197931 December 1986 Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement
1979 – 1986
39 Miltiadis Evert 1 January 198715 May 1989 New Democracy New Democracy
1987 – 1989
40Nikolaos Giatrakos15 May 198931 December 1990 Independent New Democracy
1989 – 1990
41 Antonis Tritsis 1 January 199122 April 1992 Greek Radical Movement New DemocracyGreek Radical Movement
1991 – 1992
42 Leonidas Kouris 22 April 199231 December 1994 New Democracy New Democracy
1992 – 1994
43 Avramo1.jpg Dimitris Avramopoulos 1 January 199531 December 2002 New Democracy New Democracy
1995 – 2002
44 Dora Bakoyannis-headshot.jpg Dora Bakoyannis 1 January 200314 February 2006 New Democracy New Democracy
2003 – 2006
45Theodoros Bechrakis (Acting)14 February 200631 December 2006 New Democracy New Democracy
2006
46 Stylianidis-Kaklamanis, croped (Kaklamanis).jpg Nikitas Kaklamanis 1 January 200731 December 2010 New Democracy New Democracy
2007 – 2010
47 George Kaminis.jpg Giorgos Kaminis 1 January 20111 May 2019 PASOK PASOKDemocratic LeftEcologist AthensDrassiLiberal Alliance
2011 – 2014
PASOKDemocratic LeftDrassiRecreate Greece
2014 – 2019
48Georgios Broulias (Acting)1 May 201931 August 2019 PASOK PASOKDemocratic LeftDrassiRecreate Greece
2019
49 Kostas Mpakogiannes 2022.JPG Kostas Bakoyannis 1 September 201931 December 2023 New Democracy New Democracy
2019 – 2023
50 Khares Doukas 2024-03-07 7535 (cropped).jpg Haris Doukas 1 January 2024Incumbent PASOK PASOKVolt
2024 – present