Thessaloniki gets ready for its metro launch in November
The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays
George Marinakis was born in 1957. He is a Greek politicial serving as the Mayor of Rethymno since 2007 municipal election as the head of the political coalition “A New Perception for Rethymno”.
In 1980, he graduated with honours from Law School at the Aristotleion University in Thessaloniki. Ever since 1982, he has been practicing Law at Rethymno and he was a member of the Managing Board of the Bar Association of Rethymno. He also held the position of the Treasurer of the Bar.
He has been serving the Local Government since 1998. Firstly he was elected Prefectural Councilor, then as a Deputy Governor of the Prefecture of Rethymno and later as a Member of the Municipal Council.
In addition to his mayoral duties George Marinakis is the active President of E.D.E.Y.A., the President of S.E.D.I.K (Association of Cretan Olive Municipalities). He is also a member of the Committee of Economics of the Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (K.E.D.E.) and a member of the Regional Consultation Committee of the Region of Crete. Also, he is member of the new Political Advisory Committee (PAC), which was constituted in September 2018.
In the past he was vice-President of the Administrative Board of the Association for Waste Management of Crete (E.S.D.A.K.) and vice- President of the Regional Association of Municipalities (P.E.D. of Crete).
George Marinakis is married to Anastasia Georgiou Drandaki, Notary of Rethymno. They have two children, Haris, who graduated from Law School and George, who is a student of Law School.