Overview
Ioannis (Yannis) Moralis (Greek: Γιάννης Μώραλης, born in 1968 in Athens) is the current Mayor of Piraeus, Greece and Vice President of Olympiacos F.C. He was elected Mayor in May 2014 and took office in September of that year.
Biography
Yannis Moralis was born in 1968 in Athens. His father, Petros Moralis, who was a founding member of PASOK and close personal friend of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, served as Deputy Minister of Education in 1981–86, Deputy Minister of Labor in 1987–89, and General Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy in 1989–90.
Yannis Moralis studied Economics in the University of Piraeus and was active in sports management and marketing. Beginning in 1995, he held a series of administrative posts at Olympiacos FC at the request of family friend Sokratis Kokkalis.
In 2010, Kokkalis sold Olympiacos to businessman Evangelos Marinakis; Moralis at first offered his resignation, but quickly established a friendly relationship with Marinakis, who appointed him vice-president of Olympiacos.
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