Civil Administrator of Mount Athos

The Civil Administrator of Mount Athos (Greek: Πολιτικός διοικητής του Αγίου Όρους) is the civil head of government of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, an autonomous region in northern Greece. His seat is Karyes, Mount Athos. There are several other offices established in Thessaloniki and Ouranoupoli. Since 3 September 2019, the incumbent Civil Administrator is the businessman and Archon Offikialios of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Athanasios Martinos.

Per Greek law, the civil government of Mount Athos falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, with the Civil Administration of Mount Athos being responsible for exercising it locally. According to article 29 of the charter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Administration of Mount Athos consists of the Civil Administrator of Mount Athos (similar to a regional governor in the rest of Greece), the Deputy Civil Administrator and the rest of their staff, permanent or not.

List of Civil Administrators of Mount Athos
No. Civil Administrator Term of Office Profession
Took Office Left Office Length of Office
1 Nikolaos P. Batestatos † 15 Dec. 1926 10 June 1927 178 days
2 Nikolaos Lelis (Acting) 15 June 1927 26 Febr. 1929 1 year, 252 days
3 Zisis Hatzivasiliou 8 Jan. 1930 8 Νov. 1931 1 year, 301 days
4 Ioannis Kokotakis 8 Nov. 1931 1 Dec. 1931 24 days
5 Ioannis Petridis 1 Dec. 1931 2 Apr. 1932 124 days
6 Nikolaos Damtsas 24 May 1932 20 Apr. 1933 332 days
7 Alexandros Tsorbatzis 9 May 1933 24 Aug. 1933 108 days
8 Periklis Noulis 24 Aug. 1933 15 May 1937 3 years, 262 days
9 Konstantinos Valtis 20 May 1937 26 June 1937 38 days
10 G. Paraskevopoulos (Acting) 1 July 1937 9 July 1937 9 days
11 Andreas Panourgias 11 July 1937 8 Dec. 1938 1 year, 148 days
12 Aristidis Fokas 8 Dec. 1938 6 March 1941 2 years, 87 days
13 Vasilios Karfiotakis 9 July 1941 26 Jan. 1944 2 years, 198 days
14 Dimitrios Papadimitriou 17 March 1945 Nov. 1947 ~ 2 years, 5 months
15 Renos Pyrgos Jan. 1948 Αug. 1948 ~ 6 months
16 Panagiotis Panagiotakos 16 Sept. 1948 15 June 1950 1 year, 9 months
17 Konstantinos Papakyriakou June 1950 June 1950 —
18 Nikolaos Kourasis Aug. 1950 Dec. 1951 ~ 1 year, 4 months
19 Konstantinos S. Konstantopoulos 1951 1964 ~12 years
20 Emmanouil Rounis July 1964 1967 ~ 2 years, 6 months
21 Stavros Papadatos 14 Aug. 1967 Aug. 1971 ~ 4 years
22 Konstantinos Karadimitropoulos Aug. 1971 15 Sept. 1973 ~ 2 years, 2 months
23 Dimitrios Krekoukias 28 Sept. 1973 May 1975 ~ 1 year, 7 months
24 Dimitrios Tsamis June 1975 September 1981 ~ 6 years, 3 months
25 Vasilios Pseftogas September 1981 November 1982 ~ 1 year, 2 months
26 Vasilis Stogianos † May 1983 18 July 1985 ~ 2 years, 2 months Theologian
27 Apostolos Glavinas July 1985 1989 ~ 4 years Theologian and writer
28 Konstantinos Loulis 1989 1991 ~ 2 years Businessman and politician
29 Nikolaos–Ioannis Papadimitriou Doukas 1991 1993[1] ~ 2 years Prefect of Chalkidiki Prefecture (1978-79) and Pieria (1979-81)
30 Georgios Martzelos May 1994 October 1996 ~ 2 years, 5 months Theologian and writer
31 Stavros Psycharis 1996 2001 ~ 5 years Publisher
32 Aristos Kasmiroglou (Acting) 2001 2004 ~ 3 years Lawyer
33 Giorgos Dalakouras 2004 2010 ~ 6 years Shipowner, MP and MEP
(32) Aristos Kasmiroglou 2010 2018 ~ 8 years Lawyer
34 Konstantinos Dimtsas August 2018 August 2019 ~ 1 year Journalist
35 Thanasis Martinos September 2019 Incumbent Ongoing Businessman and shipowner

References
  1. Βιογραφικό Νικόλαου Παπαδημητρίου-Δούκα, στην ιστοσελίδα του Τμήματος Ιστορίας και Εθνολογίας του Δημοκρίτειου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης.
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