Yiannis Boutaris
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Yiannis Boutaris is a Greek businessman, politician and current mayor of Thessaloniki
. He is the founder of KIR-YIANNI wine company, based in Naoussa and Amyndeo.
He is one of the founding members of, inter-alia, the Drasi
party and Arcturos
ecological organization.
in 1942, the son of winemaker
Stelios Boutaris and Fanny Vlachos, of vlach origin.
He was educated at the Experimental elementary school of the University of Thessaloniki and then at Anatolia College
. He studied chemistry at the University of Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. He is the founder of KIR-YIANNI wine company, based in Naoussa and Amyndeo.
He is one of the founding members of, inter-alia, the Drasi
Drasi
Drasi is a minor Greek political party.Founded in 2009, it is led by former government minister Stefanos Manos. Unlike Manos's previous party, it was not founded as a liberal party, but espouses "common sense" as an ideological basis....
party and Arcturos
Environmental Centre ARCTUROS
Environmental Centre ARCTUROS commonly known as Arcturos, is a Greek ecological organization which focuses its efforts on saving the brown bear and its habitats.-Activities:...
ecological organization.
Early life
Yiannis Boutaris was born in ThessalonikiThessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
in 1942, the son of winemaker
Winemaker
A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies, where their work includes:*Cooperating with viticulturists...
Stelios Boutaris and Fanny Vlachos, of vlach origin.
He was educated at the Experimental elementary school of the University of Thessaloniki and then at Anatolia College
Anatolia College
Anatolia College , or sometimes the American College , is a private, non-profit, educational institution located in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece...
. He studied chemistry at the University of Thessaloniki.