Ilias Psinakis

Ilias Psinakis
Psinakis in 2009
Born	Ilias Psinakis 8 April 1958 (age 59) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Occupation	Mayor, manager, Greek television personality

Ilias Psinakis (Greek: Ηλίας Ψινάκης; 8 April 1958) is a Greek politician, manager, and television personality.

In 2014, Psinakis was elected Mayor of Marathon, located in the administrative region of Attica, Greece. His five-year term began in September 2014.

Psinakis was born in the Philippines to Panagiotis and Alice Psinakis. His father owned an electronics factory. While attending university in the United Kingdom, Psinakis studied international business and marketing, eventually receiving master's degrees in both.

Early in his career pursuits, Psinakis worked as a fashion model. After modeling, Psinakis went on to work as a writer for a Greek television series. His next career move was as manager for the Greek singer Sakis Rouvas. After his 16-year working relationship with Rouvas ended in 2004, Psinakis decided to manage his own entertainment career, later appearing as a judge on Greek television reality shows such as Super Idol, Dream Show, Greece You Have Talent (Greek:Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο). During this time period, Psinakis continued to work as a manager for several singers and actors in Greece.

In 2010, Psinakis began his political involvement when elected to the Athens city council alongside Nikitas Kaklamanis. In addition to working to promote a favorable image of Athens in Greece and abroad, Psinakis initiated and supported the project "For a Plate of Food" designed to provide assistance to the poor in Athens. Organised in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Athens and the government organization "Apostoli", thousands of Athens' needy were provided free food and assistance.

Psinakis became a candidate for Mayor of the Municipality of Marathon in 2014. A resident there for more than twenty years at the time of his candidacy, the area's citizens elected him for the position in the first voting round on May 18, 2014 with 53.55% of the total vote. Psinakis was sworn into office in August 2014. During his inauguration speech, the new mayor gave his vision for Marathon and the surrounding region that included a focus on transparency, meritocracy and development.

In early 2015, Psinakis was appointed head of international public relations for the Central Union of Municipalities (KEDE). In his association with the appointment, Psinakis has worked to return the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, to Greece from the British Museum in London. Psinakis' other activities as mayor include participation in the Hellenic Parliament.

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