Mayor of Sucre, Bolivia explained

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 StartedDate EndedImageMayorPartyNotes
2001January 2003Fidel HerreraMovimiento Bolivia Libre (MBL)Backed by inter-party alliance.[2]
January 2003October 6, 2004Aydeé Nava Andrade
October 6, 2004January 11, 2005Armando Pereira MartínezMNRMayor Nava was legally required to resign the office in order to campaign for re-election.[3]
January 11, 2005Nov 2008Aydeé Nava AndradePAÍSElected in regional election in December 2004.[4]
Nov 2008May 30, 2010Hugo LoayzaMBLAssumed office after Nava was indicted on corruption charges
May 30, 2010June 18, 2010Jaime Barrón PovedaPAÍSElected in regional election on April 4, 2010
June 22, 2010January 10, 2011Verónica BerríosMAS-IPSPDesignated 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, 2011January 27, 2011José Santos RomeroMAS-IPSPDesignated as interim Mayor by Sucre's Council in Resolution 03/11, with three MAS votes (but not Berríos' alternate), four PAÍS votes, and that of Lourdes Millares.
July 27, 2011January 31, 2012Verónica BerríosMAS-IPSPRestored to office when the Guarantees Tribunal of Chuquisaca's Superior Court of Justice annulled Resolution 03/11
January 31, 2012May 25, 2015Moisés Torres ChivéRenewing Freedom and Democracy (LIDER)Elected in 2011 special election
May 25, 2015November 13, 2019Iván ArciénegaMAS-IPSPElected in 2015 municipal election. Resigned in 2019 national political crisis.
November 14, 2019May 3, 2021Rosario LópezFRIDesignated as interim Mayor by Sucre's Council.
May 3, 2021IncumbentEnrique LeañoMAS-IPSPElected in 2021 municipal election

Notes and References

  1. News: Arciénega triunfa; le falta mayoría - La Razón. Donoso. Yuvert. La Razón. 2015-05-08. 1 April 2015.
  2. News: Sucre: Fidel Herrera del MBL será el alcalde de Sucre: oficial. December 7, 1999. Agencia de Noticias Fides. 2017-12-23.
  3. http://www.gacetamunicipalsucre.gob.bo/descargar_resoluciones.php?IMD=RM_310_04.pdf Resolución del Consejo Municipal
  4. News: Nava anuncia continuar obras urbanas en Sucre.. 11 January 2005. Agencia de Noticias Fides. 2017-12-23.
  5. News: Fallo judicial restituye a Alcaldesa de Sucre. 2011-01-28. Los Tiempos [byline: Correo del Sur]. 2011-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20110130022245/http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/politica/20110128/fallo-judicial-restituye-a-alcaldesa-de-sucre_110589_217524.html. 2011-01-30. dead.
  6. News: Escándalo frena elección edil y abre paso a negociaciones. 2011-06-02. Correo del Sur. 2011-12-13.