The composition of the municipal authority was announced by the newly elected mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, who will assume his duties with the arrival of the new year. In his statement, he emphasized, among other things, that “We will serve the citizens based on our plan”.

For president of the Municipal Council, he will propose Emmanuel Velegrakis and the 12 deputy mayors will be:

OF URBAN REGENERATION & RESILIENCE: Maria (Maro) Evaggelidou

MUNICIPAL POLICE & PUBLIC SPACE USERS: Thomas Georgiadis

ACTIVE AGING & FRIENDSHIP CLUBS: Olga Dourou

CLEANING & RECYCLING: Roxani Evangelia Bei-Karabotsou

OF CLIMATE GOVERNANCE & SOCIAL ECONOMY: Nikos Chrysogelos

SOCIAL SOLIDARITY & EQUALITY: Maria Stratigaki

OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS: Thanasis Heimonas

FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING: George Konstantinos Giannaros

OF EDUCATION, DIGITAL GOVERNANCE & LIFELONG LEARNING: Panagiotis Paris Charlautis

ENVIRONMENT & GREEN: Georgios Apostolopoulos

OF CULTURE & SPORTS: Eleni Zontirou

INFRASTRUCTURE: Andreas Grammatikogiannis

Appointed advisors are defined as:

URBAN FAUNA: Vangelis Yiannopoulos

NEIGHBORS: Asimo (Mina) Fundjula

OF PUBLIC HEALTH & MUNICIPAL MEDICINES: Despina Limniotaki

MUNICIPAL PROPERTY: Tryfon Kavvathas

VOLUNTEERING: Ioanna (Zini) Gennimata

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Zaharoula Agroianni-Mukriotou

CITY OF HISTORICAL PROMINENCE: Artemis Skoubourdi

SOCIETY OF CITIZENS: Vasiliki (Vasso) Barka

MUSIC ENsembles of the Municipality of Athens: Nikos Laliotis

OF CHILDREN’S CAMPS: Kalliopi (Popi) Yiannopoulou

ACCESSIBILITY: Elena Mantzavinou

PRESCHOOL AGE: Christina Vassiliou

OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS: Dimitra Sideri

GENERAL SECRETARY: Vasilios P. Bokos

The statement of the new Mayor of Athens, Harry Doukas

“I ask them to be close to the citizens every day”

“We committed to Athenians and Athenians to fight for a city that is green and clean, safe and creative and with a strong and cohesive web of social solidarity. We are committed to a positive change in the daily lives of citizens and to improving the quality of life in the neighborhoods. We are committed to a municipal Authority that operates with transparency, accountability, efficiency and innovation. Today’s announcement by the deputy mayors and authorized councilors signals our strong will to make our commitments a reality. It signals a new perception of the governance and priorities of the municipality of Athens, with a change in direction of targeting from the unfulfilled grandiose plans to actions and interventions that respond to the needs of the citizens”, said Mr. Doukas and continued:

“The new deputy mayors and mandated councilors take responsibility for the implementation of our plan. They carry the weight of an achievable vision and step forward to serve the citizens. We utilize the potential of our faction, all the municipal councilors, who were nominated by the citizens with their votes. I ask them to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the work they undertake, with self-sacrifice, fully respecting the rules and legality, with transparency in their decisions and with a constant spirit of cooperation in all directions. All of us are committed to these principles and they are non-negotiable.

I ask them to be close to the citizens every day, to respond to the issues they raise, to look for solutions and to discuss them with them, informing them of our actions. Away from any arrogant behavior. We will all be evaluated for our work, every day.”

And the new mayor of Athens concluded: “We start with self-confidence, faith and humility, fully aware of the difficulties and obstacles we will find in front of us. We are determined to fight to change the capital of Greece, to change Athens by improving our lives. We will all succeed together.”