Decentralized Administration of the Aegean
Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 January 2011 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Greece |
Headquarters | Piraeus, Athens 37°57′N 23°38′E / 37.950°N 23.633°E |
Agency executive |
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Website | www |
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Area served | |
Supervised Municipalities | 43 |
Area (land mass) | 9,122 km2 (3,522 sq mi)[1] |
Population | 508,246 (as of 2011)[2] |
The Decentralized Administration of the Aegean (
, it is currently led by Acting Secretary-General Nikos Theodoridis.Formation and tasks
Decentralized Administrations were created in January 2011 as part of a far-reaching reform of the country's administrative structure, the
They enjoy both administrative and financial autonomy
Characteristics
The Decentralized Administration of the Aegean is seated outside its own territory in Piraeus, Athens. It is however the most decentralized administration with organizational structures all over the Aegean Islands.[5]
Covering a landmass of 9,122 km2 (3,522 sq mi),[1] the Aegean is one of the smallest of the seven decentralized administrations by area, and with an overall population of 508,246[2] also the least populous.
In the European
Secretary-General
The Decentralized Administration is led by a secretary-general (Γενικός Γραμματέας) who is appointed or dismissed by a
Following the
List of secretaries-general
- Fotis Chatzimichalis (PASOK), January 2011 – August 2012
- Christiana Kalogirou (Nea Dimokratia), August 2012 – April 2014
- Spyros Spyridon (Nea Dimokratia), April 2014 – February 2015
- Nikos Theodoridis (Independent), since February 2015
References
- ^ a b c Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 12
- ^ a b "Demographic and social characteristics of the Resident Population of Greece according to the 2011 Population - Housing Census revision of 20/3/2014" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08.
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 10 f..
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 27.
- ^ a b Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 19
- ^ Tania Georgiopoulou (5 February 2015). Κατάργηση Αποκεντρωμένων Διοικήσεων (in Greek). Kathimerini. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Ο Βούτσης «καταργεί» τις Αποκεντρωμένες Διοικήσεις – Κίνηση-ματ υπέρ των αιρετών Περιφερειών (in Greek). aftodioikisi.gr. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
Literature
- Ministry of Interior (January 2013). "Structure and operation of local and regional democracy". Council of Europe.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)