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 | 
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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
edit- ^ 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.