Yiannis Boutaris

Mayor of Thessaloniki is Yiannis Boutaris. He was born on June 13^th 1942 in Thessaloniki. He graduated from the University of Thessaloniki and Wine Institute of Athenes. From 1969 to 1996 he worked for the family wine company Boutari, based in Naoussa. He left the family company to create the Kir-Yanni wine company, based on two estates in Giannakochori and Amyntaio in 1998.

He is one of the founding members of the Drasi party and Arcturos ecological organization. Greek businessman, politician and mayor of Thessaloniki since 2011.

From 1^st September 2019 Mayor of Thessaloniki will be Konstantinos Zervas.