Vasileios Papageorgopoulos (born 27 June 1947 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek politician and retired sprinter who won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics. He first got involved in politics in 1978 when he was elected City councilor of Thessaloniki. He practised dentistry until 1981, when he was elected as a member of the Greek Parliament, representing Thessaloniki, for the Conservative party of New Democracy. Papageorgopoulos has been, since 1 January 1999, the Mayor of Thessaloniki. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sprints are races in athletics. ... The European Indoor Championships were held for the first time in 1970. ... The 10th European Championships in Athletics were held in Helsinki, the capitalFinland, in 1971. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of the term, including political parties with the name New Democracy, see New Democracy (disambiguation). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ...

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