Konstantinos Zervas

Konstantinos Zervas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ζέρβας) is the current mayor of Thessaloniki. He was born and raised in Thessaloniki.[1]

Zervas in 2019

He is the son of a civil engineer called Vasilis Zervas and his mother is called Lilika Zerva-Ologa.[2]

From 1994 to 1997 he was a member of the board of directors of PAOK. He was a member of the board of directors of Attiko Metro SA between 2010 and 2016. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.[3]

In 2011 Zervas became the City Coucilor and Deputy mayor for the environment, quality of life and Free Space. In the calendar year of 2014 he got re-elected but instead got the position as a Citizen's Mobility, Youth and Sport deputy. Zervas exited his position in 2015 due to disagreements in major policies.[1]

In 2019 Zervas got elected as mayor of Thessaloniki. He received 66.82 percent of the votes, while his opponent Nikos Tahiaos received 33.18 percent of the votes.[4] In 2019 he authored a book called "Thoughts for Thessaloniki and politics".[5] Between 2011 and 2014 he was employed as the Chairman of the State Orchestra Board of Thessaloniki (SOB) and in 2013 he was elected as a member of the Central Representation of the Technical Chamber of Greece and the regional department of Central Macedonia.[5]

He is the 61st Mayor of Thessaloniki[6]

Criticism

He has received harsh criticism from the opposition in Thessaloniki due to an increase of Covid-19 in Thessaloniki and for not creating any new projects in Thessaloniki. He has also received criticism for a bad primary school system in Thessaloniki[7]

References
  1. "Konstantinos Zervas". www.themayor.eu.
  2. "Zervas Konstantinos – Thessaloniki Summit".
  3. "Konstantinos Zervas".
  4. "Konstantinos Zervas Becomes New Mayor Of Thessaloniki - Greek City Times". June 3, 2019.
  5. "Zervas Konstantinos – Thessaloniki Summit". Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. "Konstantinos Zervas".
  7. admin. "Thessaloniki: "Cases and hospitalizations increased by 15%," says Zervas". Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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