2024-06-04 08:42:37
The previous MP and former mayor of Ioannina Eleftherios Glinavos, who related his identify with the political historical past of the place for greater than twenty years, handed away as we speak on the age of 89.
Lefteris Glinavos was born in Igoumenitsa in 1935. He studied Oenology and Agricultural Chemistry on the College of Bordeaux and after his research he based in 1978 the vineyard “Ktima Glinavos” within the PDO Viticultural Zone of Zitsa, Ioannina, exploiting and highlighting the pure wealth of the area Zitsas.
He was a member of PASOK from 1974 and was elected for the primary time as a member of parliament in 1985, with PASOK electing 4 members of parliament within the Prefecture of Ioannina (Okay. Papoulias, G. Moraitis, Th. Loulis the opposite three). He was elected a second time in 1990, having beforehand been ignored of Parliament within the 1989 elections.
On the finish of his second time period within the Parliament, he determined to take care of self-government, from which he began as an elected municipal councilor in 1982 and for some time additionally served as deputy mayor.
In 1994, he was elected mayor of Ioannina with the help of PASOK, beating Tassos Papastavros, who had the anointing of New Democracy, on the second Sunday.
In 1998 he was once more a candidate, however this time he was defeated by Tassos Papastavros.
The undertaking that marked his tenure and is remembered to this present day is the reconstruction of Averof Avenue with the switch of the vegetable market to Stavraki, within the services created throughout the earlier mayorship of F. Filios. Additionally, throughout his time period of workplace, the lakeside space in Molos was formed, the place as we speak the cafes are situated, the Municipal Artwork Gallery was created in Korai Avenue and the constructing in Kourabas, which had burned down, was reconstructed. The work of that interval was additionally nice in DEYAI, whereas throughout the time period of workplace of L. Glinavos, the Treasury Service of the Municipality of Ioannita was established and purchased a bigraphic system.
He served politics with ardour, as he spoke passionately about his winery and his wines, guiding buddies and acquaintances to the cellars of his vineyard.
He was additionally the president of PAS Ioannina for a short while within the interval 2006-2007.