About Yiannis Boutaris
Yiannis Boutaris (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουτάρης; 13 June 1942 – 9 November 2024) was a Greek winemaker and politician who served as Mayor of Thessaloniki from 2011 to 2019. From 2003 tο 2011 he served as a municipal councilor of Thessaloniki, a position he held again from January 2024 and until his death in November. == Early life and education == Boutaris was born in Thessaloniki on 13 June 1942, as son of the winemaker Stelios Boutaris and Fanny Vlachos. His parents were of Aromanian background. His mother's family, the Nichota family, has its roots in the town of Kruševo, now in North Macedonia, while his father's family originates from the town of Vithkuq, now in Albania. His primary education was at the Experimental elementary school of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, his secondary education at Anatolia College, and he graduated in chemistry from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1965 and in oenology from the Wine Institute of Athens in 1967. In his youth he was associated with the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). From 1969 to 1996 he worked for the family wine company Boutari, based in Naoussa. He left the family company to create the Kir-Yianni wine company, based on two estates in abandoned village of Giannakochori and in Amyntaio, in 1998. == Political career == Boutaris was elected as municipal councilor of Thessaloniki in 2003, He ran for mayor of Thessaloniki in 2006 and placed third.
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