Iván H. Ayala Cádiz | |
Order1: | 131st |
Office1: | Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Term Start1: | 1987 |
Term End1: | 2 January 1989 |
Predecessor1: | José Dapena Thompson |
Successor1: | Rafael Cordero Santiago |
Birth Date: | c. 1940 |
Birth Place: | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
Party: | PNP |
Spouse: | Vivian Cruz |
Children: | Vilmarie, Héctor Ivan, Ivan Rafael |
Occupation: | Professor |
Profession: | Lawyer, professor |
Iván H. Ayala Cádiz (born c. 1940) is a university professor and attorney. He was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico after the resignation of mayor José Dapena Thompson in 1988, and until 2 January 1989.
Ayala Cádiz was previously assistant dean at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He completed Dapena Thompson's last few weeks mayoral term[1] (December 1988 to January 1989) via appointment by his political party, the PNP.[2] In 1988, former elected mayor Dapena Thompson was charged as co-author of embezzlement of federal funds from HUD;[3] as a result he resigned as mayor.[4] Ayala Cádiz had also been a Superior Court Judge in 2004.[5]