Sakis Kechagioglou was born in Veroia, Imathia on 16/12/61. His parents were Theodoros Kechagioglou, an employee of the State Treasury, and Antigoni Tsaousi, a teacher. He has two brothers, Giannis a banker, and Nikos, a lawyer in Veroia. Since his teenage years, he has been involved in community affairs. In 1979 he was admitted to Law School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.