Lazaros Maloutas is the current Mayor of Kozani. He elected in 2019 for a term of four and a half years. He served again as mayor during the term 2009-2014, while in the period from 2014 to 2019 he was the leader of the major opposition in the Municipal Council. Since 1990 he has been continuously elected Municipal Councilor with active participation in a series of initiatives and activities. He served in various positions, such as Deputy Mayor, Director of Αctive Urban Planning Company and President of the Waste Management Company of western Macedonia (1998-2007). Since 2011 he has been continuously elected a member of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Auth. During his working life he served from various positions in the fields of Environment and Development. He was born in 1956 in Kozani, where he lives permanently.