Mayor of Sucre, Bolivia

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 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 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 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[7]
May 25, 2015 Incumbent Iván Arciénega MAS Elected in 2015 municipal election[1]

References
  1. Donoso, Yuvert. "Arciénega triunfa; le falta mayoría - La Razón". La Razón (1 April 2015 ed.). Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. "Sucre: Fidel Herrera del MBL será el alcalde de Sucre: oficial". Agencia de Noticias Fides. December 7, 1999. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. Resolución del Consejo Municipal, October 6, 2004.
  4. "Nava anuncia continuar obras urbanas en Sucre". Agencia de Noticias Fides. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  5. "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.
  6. "Escándalo frena elección edil y abre paso a negociaciones". Correo del Sur. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  7. "Torres ya es Alcalde de Sucre". Correo del Sur. 2012-01-31. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
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