Antonis Tritsis ( el, Αντώνης Τρίτσης; 1937 – 7 April 1992) was a
Greek
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politician and
urban planner
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, born and raised in the town of
Argostoli
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on the island of
Cefalonia
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During his youth, he was an athlete of
Panathinaikos A.O. A founding member of the
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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(PASOK), he was elected MP in the Greek Parliament with PASOK in 1981 and 1985 and served as Minister of Urban Planning, and
Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs. In 1989 he established the short-lived
Greek Radical Movement
Greek Radical Movement (Greek: ''Ελληνικό Ριζοσπαστικό Κίνημα'') was a Greek political party founded by Antonis Tritsis on May 19, 1989. It continued to exist until April 1992.
Antonis Tritsis left the Panhellenic Soci ...
, and in 1990, in a political shift, he was elected
mayor of Athens
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Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924)
Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)
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with support from the
New Democracy
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party. Assuming office, he appeared voluble as to his pet projects of bold planting of trees throughout Athens to restrain excessive construction and air pollution in the city, along with those of the unification of the archaeological sites in Athens' historical centre and the re-introduction of the
tram railway. He died after a stroke in April 1992.
1937 births
1992 deaths
Greek MPs 1981–1985
Greek MPs 1985–1989
Mayors of Athens
PASOK politicians
People from Argostoli
Ministers of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece
Environment ministers of Greece
Greek decathletes
Greek male high jumpers
Panathinaikos Athletics
Greek sportsperson-politicians
Members of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement
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