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
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Date Ended
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Image
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Mayor
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Party
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Notes
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2001
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January 2003
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Fidel Herrera
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Movimiento Bolivia Libre (MBL)
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Backed by inter-party alliance.[2]
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January 2003
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October 6, 2004
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Aydeé Nava Andrade
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October 6, 2004
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January 11, 2005
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Armando Pereira Martínez
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MNR
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Mayor Nava was legally required to resign the office in order to campaign for re-election.[3]
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January 11, 2005
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Nov 2008
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Aydeé Nava Andrade
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PAÍS
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Elected in regional election in December 2004.[4]
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Nov 2008
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May 30, 2010
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Hugo Loayza
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MBL
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Assumed office after Nava was indicted on corruption charges
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May 30, 2010
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June 18, 2010
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Jaime Barrón Poveda
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PAÍS
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Elected in regional election on April 4, 2010
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June 22, 2010
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January 10, 2011
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Verónica Berríos
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MAS-IPSP
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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]
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January 10, 2011
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January 27, 2011
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José Santos Romero
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MAS-IPSP
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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]
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July 27, 2011
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January 31, 2012
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Verónica Berríos
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MAS-IPSP
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Restored to office when the Guarantees Tribunal of Chuquisaca's Superior Court of Justice annulled Resolution 03/11[5]
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January 31, 2012
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May 25, 2015
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Moisés Torres Chivé
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Renewing Freedom and Democracy (LIDER)
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Elected in 2011 special election
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May 25, 2015
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November 13, 2019
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Iván Arciénega
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MAS-IPSP
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Elected in 2015 municipal election. Resigned in 2019 national political crisis.
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November 14, 2019
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May 3, 2021
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Rosario López
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FRI
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Designated as interim Mayor by Sucre's Council.
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May 3, 2021
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Incumbent
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Enrique Leaño
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MAS-IPSP
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Elected in 2021 municipal election
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