The Municipal Authorities
of Heraklion, Attica

THE MAYORS OF HERAKLION, ATTICA FROM 1926 TO DATE

The history of Heraklion, Attica, is also reflected in the individuals who served in local government positions, first as presidents of the community(township) and later as city mayors. Since the establishment of the Community of Heraklion to the present day, successive municipal administrations have played a decisive role in shaping and developing the city.

Local government heads (1926–1975)
TermNamePosition
1926–1927Georgios StantiosCommunity President-Appointed
1927–1928Ioannis ZervosCommunity President- Appointed
1928–1931Nikolaos PalladarosCommunity President-Elected
1931–1934Georgios VlavianosCommunity President- Elected
1934–1941Nikolaos PalladarosCommunity President- Elected
1941–1944Nikolaos GiannopoulosCommunity President- Appointed
1944–1945Ioannis SkourasCommunity President- Appointed
1945–1947Theodoros KremisCommunity President-Elected
1947–1949Demetris DemetropoulosCommunity President – Appointed
1949–1950Ioannis SkourasDeputy Mayor-Appointed
1950–1951Leonidas PapakamiasInterim Mayor- Appointed
1951–1955Theodoros KremisMayor- Elected
1955–1959Ioannis SkourasMayor- Elected
1959–1967Nikolaos SpyropoulosMayor-Elected
1967Simos SakkasDeputy Mayor- Appointed
1967–1969Christos DemetropoulosMayor- Appointed
1969Demetrios PiptadakisDeputy Mayor- Appointed
1969–1974Orpheas DrakopoulosMayor- Appointed
1974Petros DemopoulosMayor- Appointed
1974–1975Polyvios MantzarasInterim Mayor -Appointed
1975Konstantinos AndritsopoulosInterim Mayor- Appointed
MAYORS OF HERAKLION from the Political Transition to Date (1975–2026)
TermMayor
1975–1978Giorgos Grigoriadis
1979–1986Giorgos Iliakopoulos
1987–1990Giorgos Grigoriadis
1991–2006Giorgos Mastorakos
2007–2010Stavros Georgopoulos
2010–2014Pantelis Vlassopoulos
2014–todayNikos Babalos

Women waiting in line at a polling station in the municipal elections of 1934.
It was the first election in which women had won the right to vote.