Thanasis Bourantas (Θανάσης Μπουραντάς) (born 1945) is a local

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politician. He was heavily involved in

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from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, including as leader of the Labour Centre of

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. He was elected as the first Prefect of Euboea in 1995 followed by his

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as mayor of

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in 2014 and

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. He was honoured for his work in April 2024 with a special event and award presented by the Regional Governor, Fanis Spanos.

Personal life

Early years and trade union activity

Bourantas was born in 1945 in the village of Zarakes in Karystia, Greece. He was the son of George and Vasiliki. He worked at the

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and began his involvement in trade unions, joining

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in its early days of foundation. He was a member of local PASOK Prefecture Committee until 1989.

Political career

Deputy

His parliamentary career began in the

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s when he was nominated as a PASOK candidate in Parliament. In the following elections in

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, he was elected as a deputy for the constituency of Euboea.

Prefect

He was elected as the first prefect of Euboea in the 1994 elections with 52.8% of the vote. He won re-election in all subsequent elections until 2010 when the office was abolished.

Deputy Governor

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. He was successfully elected and served until 2014.

Mayor

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.{{cite web , title=Διατελέσαντες Δήμαρχοι Δήμου Κύμης Αλιβερίου , url=https://kimis-aliveriou.gr/about/diatelesantes-dimarchoi/ , website=Δήμος Κύμης–Αλιβερίου , access-date=18 November 2024 , language=Greek , date=2024

References

Mayors of places in Greece 1945 births Politicians from Euboea People from Karystos PASOK politicians Greek MPs 1993–1996 Living people