Aníbal Vega Borges | |
Office: | Mayor of Toa Baja |
Term Start: | January 2, 2005 |
Term End: | June 30, 2016 |
Predecessor: | Víctor Santiago Díaz |
Successor: | Bernardo Márquez García |
Office2: | Minority Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives |
Term2: | 2002-2005 |
Predecessor2: | Edison Misla Aldarondo |
Successor2: | Héctor Ferrer |
Office3: | Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for District 10 |
Term3: | 1993-2005 |
Successor3: | Bernardo Márquez García |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1957 |
Birth Place: | Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
Spouse: | Nydia Ivelisse Rivera |
Residence: | Toa Baja, PR |
Alma Mater: | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) |
Aníbal Vega Borges is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician. He served as mayor of Toa Baja from January 3, 2005 until June 30, 2016. He also served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005.
He completed his secondary education at the Caribbean University at Bayamon. While working in private enterprise and public service, he continued his studies in the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce. In 1986, he obtained the degree of Juris Doctor. Exercise in private practice at the same time that continued graduate studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and at the University of Valladolid in Spain, obtaining the PhD in law.
Vega Borges was elected as a representative for District 10 at the 1992 general elections. He was reelected in 1996 and 2000.[1]
Vega Borges was elected as mayor of Toa Baja at the 2004 general elections.[2] He was reelected in 2008[3] receiving more than 70% of the votes. He was the mayor with the largest margin of victory.[4]
In 2016, Vega Borges was defeated by Bernardo Márquez García at the PNP primaries. The defeat was classified by a local newspaper as "the surprise of the primary".[5] [6]
On June 23, 2016, Vega Borges announced his resignation after being appointed by Ricky Rosselló as Electoral Commissioner for the Party.[7]
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