Mayor of Sucre, Bolivia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The Mayor of Sucre is the head of the municipal government of Sucre municipality, located in Chuquisaca department of Bolivia. The office is elected for a term of five years by general election.
The current mayor of Sucre is Iván Arciénega, who defeated former mayor Jaime Barrón Poveda in elections held on March 30, 2015; he took office on May 25.[1]
Date Started | Date Ended | Image | Mayor | Party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | January 2003 | Fidel Herrera | Movimiento Bolivia Libre (MBL) | Backed by inter-party alliance.[2] | |
January 2003 | October 6, 2004 | Aydeé Nava Andrade | |||
October 6, 2004 | January 11, 2005 | Armando Pereira Martínez | MNR | Mayor Nava was legally required to resign the office in order to campaign for re-election.[3] | |
January 11, 2005 | Nov 2008 | Aydeé Nava Andrade | PAÍS | Elected in regional election in December 2004.[4] | |
Nov 2008 | May 30, 2010 | Hugo Loayza | MBL | Assumed office after Nava was indicted on corruption charges | |
May 30, 2010 | June 18, 2010 | Jaime Barrón Poveda | PAÍS | Elected in regional election on April 4, 2010 | |
June 22, 2010 | January 10, 2011 | Verónica Berríos | MAS-IPSP | Designated as interim Mayor by Sucre's Council in Resolution 335/10 after Barrón was indicted on charges of organizing the violence of 24 May 2008,[5] with the support of MAS, New Citizen Alternative, and Domingo Martínez.[6] | |
January 10, 2011 | January 27, 2011 | José Santos Romero | MAS-IPSP | Designated as interim Mayor by Sucre's Council in Resolution 03/11,[5] with three MAS votes (but not Berríos' alternate), four PAÍS votes, and that of Lourdes Millares.[6] | |
July 27, 2011 | January 31, 2012 | Verónica Berríos | MAS-IPSP | Restored to office when the Guarantees Tribunal of Chuquisaca's Superior Court of Justice annulled Resolution 03/11[5] | |
January 31, 2012 | May 25, 2015 | Moisés Torres Chivé | Renewing Freedom and Democracy (LIDER) | Elected in 2011 special election | |
May 25, 2015 | November 13, 2019 | Iván Arciénega | MAS-IPSP | Elected in 2015 municipal election. Resigned in 2019 national political crisis. | |
November 14, 2019 | May 3, 2021 | Rosario López | FRI | Designated as interim Mayor by Sucre's Council. | |
May 3, 2021 | Incumbent | Enrique Leaño | MAS-IPSP | Elected in 2021 municipal election |
References
- ^ Donoso, Yuvert. "Arciénega triunfa; le falta mayoría - La Razón". La Razón (1 April 2015 ed.). Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ "Sucre: Fidel Herrera del MBL será el alcalde de Sucre: oficial". Agencia de Noticias Fides. December 7, 1999. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ Resolución del Consejo Municipal, October 6, 2004.
- ^ "Nava anuncia continuar obras urbanas en Sucre". Agencia de Noticias Fides. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ a b c "Fallo judicial restituye a Alcaldesa de Sucre". Los Tiempos [byline: Correo del Sur]. 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ a b "Escándalo frena elección edil y abre paso a negociaciones". Correo del Sur. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-12-13.