Konstantinos Zervas
Konstantinos Zervas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ζέρβας; born 10 May 1964) is a Greek businessman and politician who has been the Mayor of Thessaloniki since 2019.[1][2]
Konstantinos Zervas | |
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Κωνσταντίνος Ζέρβας | |
![]() Zervas in 2019 | |
Mayor of Thessaloniki | |
Assumed office 1 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Yiannis Boutaris |
Personal details | |
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | May 10, 1964
Political party | New Democracy (2015–present) Panhellenic Socialist Movement (before 2015) |
Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Occupation | Businessman |
Profession | Civil engineer |
Biography
Early life
Konstantinos Zervas is born in Thessaloniki in 1964.[1] He is the son of Vasilis Zervas—a civil engineer—and Lilika Zerva-Ologa—a philologist.[3] He has two older sisters.[4]
Zervas attended the German School of Thessaloniki and the Experimental School of Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received a Masters of Science from Brown University in 1989.[5]
Political career
From 1994 to 1997 he was a member of the board of directors of PAOK. He was a member of the board of directors of Attiko Metro SA between 2010 and 2016. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.[6]
In 2011 Zervas became the City Coucilor and Deputy mayor for the environment, quality of life and Free Space. In the calendar year of 2014 he got re-elected but instead got the position as a Citizen's Mobility, Youth and Sport deputy. Zervas exited his position in 2015 due to disagreements in major policies.[1]
In 2019 Zervas was elected mayor of Thessaloniki. He received 66.82% of the votes, while his opponent Nikos Tahiaos received 33.18% of the votes.[7] In 2019 he authored a book called "Thoughts for Thessaloniki and politics".[8] Between 2011 and 2014 he was employed as the Chairman of the State Orchestra Board of Thessaloniki (SOB) and in 2013 he was elected as a member of the Central Representation of the Technical Chamber of Greece and the regional department of Central Macedonia.[8]
References
- "Konstantinos Zervas". www.themayor.eu.
- "Konstantinos Zervas".
- "Zervas Konstantinos – Thessaloniki Summit".
- "Πρωινός καφές με τον δήμαρχο Θεσσαλονίκης". www.makthes.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- "Dual Mayors". www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- "Konstantinos Zervas".
- "Konstantinos Zervas Becomes New Mayor Of Thessaloniki - Greek City Times". June 3, 2019.
- "Zervas Konstantinos – Thessaloniki Summit". Retrieved 2021-08-03.