Yannis Trepeklis was elected District Governor of the Ionian Islands after the October 2023 elections in Greece. Mr. Trepeklis received 32.5% in the first round (October 8th 2023) and 65.4% in the second round (October 15th 2023), winning over the previous District Governor, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagkaropoulou.
Biography
- Yannis Trepeklis studied at the Polytechnic of Rome as an architect and then settled in Corfu where he married Eleni Loutsis, also an architect, with whom they had a daughter and a son
- Since 1985 he has maintained a Technical Office in Corfu where he is professionally active
- He is a member of the local archaeological council
- Member of the Local Council of Monuments of the Ionian Islands
- He has been President of the football team of A.O. Corfu
- Member of the Board of Directors of PAE A.O. Corfu
- He has been a member of the Board of Directors. of the Corfu Port Authority
- Mayor of Corfu Feb. 2004 – Dec. 2006 Mayor of Corfu Jan. 2011 – Aug. 2014 Municipal Councilor – Head of “Corfu to live” Sept. 2014 – present
- Elected (2019) as head of the major opposition in the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Central Corfu and the Diapontian Islands
- He provides constructive criticism to the municipal authority by submitting substantial and realistic proposals
- Elected (2019) Vice-President of the Regional Union of Municipalities of the Ionian Islands (PEDIN)
- It continues its work for the citizens of the Region in cooperation with all the Municipalities of the Ionian Islands
- President and CEO of ANION
- Through its reactivation, LEADER was utilized both in the Prefecture of Corfu and Lefkada, including Paxos and the Diapontian Islands
- Significant benefits for economic development in areas far from the center (small villages, small islands)
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the “Corfu 2042” Conference
- Actively participates with specialized academics in the planning and implementation of a medium-term local development policy
- In 1998 he was elected County Councilor as head of an independent County Ballot
- In 2002 he was elected Municipal Councilor in the Municipality of Corfu and was also President of the Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation of Corfu (DEYAK).
- In 2004 he took over as President of the Cleanliness Association
- He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece – Corfu Section and has been elected twice to the local delegation
- He has been a member of the Board of Directors. of the Association of Engineers – Freelance Professionals of Corfu and the Secondary Architectural Committee of the Ionian Islands
- In politics he developed an important activity as an ordinary member of New Democracy, as president for two years of the local N.D. Committee. city and as a member of the Prefectural Steering Committee for four consecutive terms
