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Periklis Papapetrou

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Periklis Papapetrou
Περικλής Παπαπέτρου
Born1948
Died21 August 2012
Eleusis, Greece
NationalityGreek
EducationNational Technical University of Athens
Occupation(s)Architect, Politician
Political partyPASOK

Periklis Papapetrou (Greek: Περικλής Παπαπέτρου; 1947–2012) was a Greek architect and politician. He served as mayor of Eleusis and he was the first elected prefect of Western Attica, serving the prefectural government from 1994 to 2002.

Life and work

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He was born in Eleusis. He then studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens and from his early student years he was active in politics and communal self-administration. He was elected in 1987 as mayor of Eleusis, acting as such until 1994.[1] There he is known for his ecologically friendly policies including the carrying out of a referendum in 1991 against the expansion of the operating oil refinery of Hellenic Petroleum in Eleusis, which he won.[2]

References

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  1. ^ ""Έφυγε" ο πρώην Νομάρχης Δυτικής Αττικής και Δήμαρχος Ελευσίνας, Περικλής Παπαπέτρου".
  2. ^ "Περικλής Παπαπέτρου". EcoEleusis.