Kostas Bakoyannis
| Kostas Bakoyannis | |
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| Κώστας Μπακογιάννης | |
| Regional Governor of Central Greece | |
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Assumed office 1 September 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Klearchos Pergantas |
| Mayor of Karpenisi | |
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In office 1 January 2011 – 31 August 2014 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 March 1978 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Parents | Dora and Pavlos Bakoyannis |
| Alma mater | Brown University, Harvard University |
Kostas Bakoyannis (Greek: Κώστας Μπακογιάννης; born 16 March 1978 in Athens) is a Greek independent politician. Having served as mayor of Central Greek town of Karpenisi, he was popularly elected Regional governor of Central Greece in the 2014 region election.
Born 1978 in Athens to Nea Dimokratia politicians Dora and Pavlos Bakoyannis, Kostas Bakoyannis lost his father Pavlos in 1989, when he was assassinated by the leftist terrorist group,Revolutionary Organization 17 November. He studied history and International Relations at Brown University and graduated from Harvard with a Master of Public Administration. He is currently working on his PhD thesis at the University of Oxford, in the field of Political Science and International Relations. He speaks English and German. Kostas Bakoyannis’ articles are often published in the Greek and foreign press.
In August 2010, Bakoyannis announced to run for mayoral office as an independent candidate in the small town of Karpenisi in Evrytania, where his father had originally come from. Nea Demokratia decided not to challenge Bakoyannis with an own candidate, though the party had expelled his mother Dora in May for voting in favor of the austerity measures proposed by the Papandreou government.
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