Thanasis Bourandas
Thanasis Bourantas (Θανάσης Μπουραντάς) (born 1945) is a local Greek politician. He was heavily involved in trade unions from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, including as leader of the Labour Centre of Euboea. He was elected as the first Prefect of Euboea in 1995 followed by his election as mayor of Kymi-Aliveri in 2014 and 2019.[1] He was honoured for his work in April 2024 with a special event and award presented by the Regional Governor, Fanis Spanos.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Early years and trade union activity
[edit]Bourantas was born in 1945 in the village of Zarakes in Karystia, Greece. He was the son of George and Vasiliki.[3]
He worked at the Public Power Corporation and began his involvement in trade unions, joining PASOK in its early days of foundation. He was a member of local PASOK Prefecture Committee until 1989.
Political career
[edit]Deputy
[edit]His parliamentary career began in the 1990 Greek legislative elections when he was nominated as a PASOK candidate in Parliament. In the following elections in 1993, he was successfully elected as a deputy for the constituency of Euboea.[4]
Prefect
[edit]He was elected as the first prefect of Euboea in the 1994 elections with 52.8% of the vote.[5][6] He won re-election in all subsequent elections until 2010 when the office was abolished.
Deputy Governor
[edit]In September 2010 Bourantas announced his campaign for Deputy Governor of Euboea on the same ticket as the PASOK candidate for Regional Governor of Central Greece, Klearchos Pergantas.[7] He was successfully elected and served until 2014.
Mayor
[edit]Following his role as Deputy Governor, he successfully ran for election in 2014 as Mayor of Kymi-Aliveri with 51.8% of the vote. He won re-election in 2019 with 50.91% of the vote.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "ΑΛΙΒΕΡΙ: Πότε ορκίζεται πάλι Δήμαρχος ο Θανάσης Μπουραντάς". gnomi.gr (in Greek). Theofanidis Media Group. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Βράβευσαν τον Θανάση Μπουραντά, τον πρώτο εκλεγμένο νομάρχη της Εύβοιας". tvstar.gr (in Greek). 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Αθανάσιος Μπουραντάς - Βιογραφικό". web.archive.org. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Η Αυτοδιοίκηση τίμησε τον Θανάση Μπουραντά". The Polis Project. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Τα Νέα". Τα Νέα (in Greek). 24 October 1994. p. 14.
- ^ "Greeting of the Prefect of Evia, Mr. Thanasis Bourandas". Acropolis 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ evportal (2014-05-28). "Μπουραντάς, Θανάσης - Βιογραφικό - Eviaportal.gr". Νέα της Χαλκίδας, Εύβοιας & Στερεάς Ελλάδας - Eviaportal.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ vm (2019-06-02). "Αποτελέσματα Δημοτικών εκλογών 2019 Δήμου Κύμης-Αλιβερίου - Β' Γύρος - Eviaportal.gr". Νέα της Χαλκίδας, Εύβοιας & Στερεάς Ελλάδας - Eviaportal.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Διατελέσαντες Δήμαρχοι Δήμου Κύμης Αλιβερίου". Δήμος Κύμης–Αλιβερίου (in Greek). 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.