Konstantinos Agorastos (1963,

Larissa Larissa (; , , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also the capital of the Larissa ...

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) is a Greek politician, Governor of

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during the period 2011–2023, and previously a Member of Greek Parliament, representing

(2004–09).

Biography

A graduate of the Piraeus School of Industry, he teaches as an associate professor at the

University of Macedonia The University of Macedonia (UoM; , ΠΑΜΑΚ, ''Panepistímio Makedonías'', PAMAK) is a public university in Thessaloniki, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Founded as School of Higher Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki (in Greek Langua ...

. He holds a PhD from the

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. He is married to Christina Panagi and they have 2 children. After the municipal elections of 1998, he was elected as a councillor and president of the Larissa Municipal Council (1999–2004). He was elected as a member of parliament for Larissa in the

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and

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with

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. He was elected Governor of the Thessaly Region in the

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with 50.56% of the vote. He took office on 1 January 2011. In a poll conducted in 2013, he was ranked the second most popular regional governor in Greece. He was elected in January 2011 on 1 January 2011. In the May 2014 regional elections, he was re-elected as regional governor in the second round. Agorastos was re-elected regional governor in the 2019 regional elections with 56% of the first round vote. In the 2023 regional elections he lost in the second round to Dimitris Kouretas.

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Biography

Official CV
MPs of Larissa Greek academics Living people 1963 births New Democracy (Greece) politicians University of Piraeus alumni People from Larissa Alumni of the University of Bradford Greek MPs 2004–2007 Greek MPs 2007–2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Agorastos, Konstantinos