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 ==Sports Achievements==
+[[File:H0429502_Vassilis_Papageorgopoulos.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Vassilis Papageorgopoulos]] in an early 70s photo]]
 As an athlete, with the «AETOS» Educational Sports Club in Thessaloniki, he ran in the [[100 metres]], setting the Greek record and tying the European one. He participated in the [[1972]] and the [[1976]] Olympiads, where he was the standard-bearer for the Greek team, and has won three medals in the European Athletics Championships.

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 On [[October 13]], [[2002]] he was re-elected Mayor of Thessaloniki with a 54,2% vote count. He was also re-elected President of the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities in Thessaloniki county for the period 2003-2006.
-He was reelected in [[2006]].
+He was reelected in [[2006]] and stepped down after four years.
-Vassilis Papageorgopoulos is a member of the Parliamentary Cultural Affairs Committee, the Parliamentary Anti-Drugs Committee, and the Parliamentary Helleno-Scandinavian Friendship Committee. For his contribution to sports and the development of Thessaloniki he has been awarded an honorary PhD of TEFAA (Sports Faculty of the University of Thessaloniki), of the University of Sheffield (UK) and the University of
+Vassilis Papageorgopoulos was a member of the Parliamentary Cultural Affairs Committee, the Parliamentary Anti-Drugs Committee, and the Parliamentary Helleno-Scandinavian Friendship Committee. For his contribution to sports and the development of Thessaloniki he was awarded an honorary PhD of TEFAA (Sports Faculty of the University of Thessaloniki), of the University of Sheffield (UK) and the University of
 Kingston (UK).
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 [[Image:Bakogianni-papageorgopoulos.jpg|thumb|300px|Thessaloniki Mayor [[Vassilis Papageorgopoulos]] with former Mayor of Athens [[Dora Bakoyianni]]]]
-'''Vasilis Papageorgopoulos''' (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] former athlete and current mayor of [[Thessaloniki]].
+'''Vasilis Papageorgopoulos''' (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] former athlete and former mayor of [[Thessaloniki]].
 Papageorgopoulos was born on [[June 27]], [[1947]], in [[Thessaloniki]]. He attended the city’s 5th Gymnasium (Junior High School) and 1st Lyceum (Senior High School). He later studied medicine at the [[Aristotle University]], graduating with a degree in dental surgery. His military duty was served as a reserve officer in the Sanitary Corps.

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 On [[October 18]], [[1998]], Vassilis Papageorgopoulos was elected Mayor of Thessaloniki with 52% of vote. He was elected President of the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities in Thessaloniki county for the period 1999-2002.
-On [[October 13]], [[2002]] he was re-elected Mayor of Thessaloniki with a 54,2% vote count. He was also re-elected President of the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities in Thessaloniki county for the
+On [[October 13]], [[2002]] he was re-elected Mayor of Thessaloniki with a 54,2% vote count. He was also re-elected President of the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities in Thessaloniki county for the period 2003-2006.
-He is a candidate for a third term of office.
+He was reelected in [[2006]].
 Vassilis Papageorgopoulos is a member of the Parliamentary Cultural Affairs Committee, the Parliamentary Anti-Drugs Committee, and the Parliamentary Helleno-Scandinavian Friendship Committee. For his contribution to sports and the development of Thessaloniki he has been awarded an honorary PhD of TEFAA (Sports Faculty of the University of Thessaloniki), of the University of Sheffield (UK) and the University of

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	'''Vasilis Papageorgopoulos''' (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος) is a [[Greeks\|Greek]] former athlete and current mayor of [[Thessaloniki]].		'''Vasilis Papageorgopoulos''' (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος) is a [[Greeks\|Greek]] former athlete and current mayor of [[Thessaloniki]].

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-'''Vasilis Papageorgopoulos''' is a [[Greeks|Greek]] former athlete and current mayor of [[Thessaloniki]].
+'''Vasilis Papageorgopoulos''' (Greek: Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] former athlete and current mayor of [[Thessaloniki]].
-Papageorgopoulos was born on [[June 27]], [[1947]], in [[Thessaloniki]] and studied medicine at the [[Aristotle University]], graduating with a degree in dental surgery.
+Papageorgopoulos was born on [[June 27]], [[1947]], in [[Thessaloniki]]. He attended the city’s 5th Gymnasium (Junior High School) and 1st Lyceum (Senior High School). He later studied medicine at the [[Aristotle University]], graduating with a degree in dental surgery. His military duty was served as a reserve officer in the Sanitary Corps.
-As an athlete, he ran in the [[100 metres]], setting the Greek record and tying the European one. He participated in the [[1972]] and the [[1976]] Olympiads and has won three medals in the European Athletics Championships.
+As an athlete, with the «AETOS» Educational Sports Club in Thessaloniki, he ran in the [[100 metres]], setting the Greek record and tying the European one. He participated in the [[1972]] and the [[1976]] Olympiads, where he was the standard-bearer for the Greek team, and has won three medals in the European Athletics Championships.
-He entered public life in [[1978]] when he was elected to the Thessaloniki City Council. From [[1981]] until [[1999]] he served as a member of the [[Hellenic Parliament]], under the banner of [[New Democracy]], resigning the post in [[1999]] after he was elected Mayor of Thessaloniki.
+He entered public life in [[1978]] when he was elected to the Thessaloniki City Council. He worked as a dentist until [[1981]], when he was elected to the Greek Parliament as a representative of Thessaloniki.
-Papageorgopoulos has since been reelected in [[2002]] and is a candidate for a third term of office.
+From [[1981]] until [[1998]] he served as a member of the [[Hellenic Parliament]], under the banner of [[New Democracy]], resigning the post in [[1998]] after he was elected Mayor of Thessaloniki.
 [[Category:Greek Athletes|Papageorgopoulos, Vasilis]]
 [[Category:Greek politicians|Papageorgopoulos, Vasilis]]
 [[Category:Mayors of Thessaloniki|Papageorgopoulos, Vasilis]]
 [[Category:1947 births|Papageorgopoulos, Vasilis]]