Vasilis Papageorgopoulos | |
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Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος | |
Mayor of Thessaloniki | |
In office 1 January 1999 – 31 December 2010 | |
Preceded by | Dimitris Dimitriadis |
Succeeded by | Yiannis Boutaris |
Deputy Minister of Culture | |
In office 1991–1992 | |
Prime Minister | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
In office 1981–1998 | |
Constituency | Thessaloniki A |
Personal details | |
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | 27 June 1947
Political party | New Democracy |
Spouse | Eleni Papageorgopoulou |
Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
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Vasilis Papageorgopoulos (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος; born 27 June 1947) is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki and convicted felon.[1][2][3][4][5] He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics. He was named the 1971 Greek Athlete of the Year.