Gilberto Pérez Valentín | |
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Mayor of Maricao | |
Assuming office January 14, 1993 | |
Succeeding | Jesús A. Rodríguez Rodríguez |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
Gilberto Pérez Valentín is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Maricao. Pérez is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served from 1993 until 2021. [1] [2] He has a Bachelor in Economics from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
After winning the 1992 elections, Pérez has been reelected six times (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016). [3] In 2020 the mayor obtained 46% of the vote and lost to Wilfredo “Juny” Ruiz who obtained 53% of the vote. [4]
During his tenure the mayor was accused of nepotism after unlawfully contracting and maintaining his brother in the municipal government. [5] [6] In February 2020 the mayor denied he was the mayor when asked to identify himself by a blogger. [7] [8] In 2021 the mayor was fined $3‚000 for not reporting income earnings. [9] [10]
Gilberto Pérez Valentín | |
---|---|
Mayor of Maricao | |
Assuming office January 14, 1993 | |
Succeeding | Jesús A. Rodríguez Rodríguez |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
Gilberto Pérez Valentín is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Maricao. Pérez is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served from 1993 until 2021. [1] [2] He has a Bachelor in Economics from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
After winning the 1992 elections, Pérez has been reelected six times (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016). [3] In 2020 the mayor obtained 46% of the vote and lost to Wilfredo “Juny” Ruiz who obtained 53% of the vote. [4]
During his tenure the mayor was accused of nepotism after unlawfully contracting and maintaining his brother in the municipal government. [5] [6] In February 2020 the mayor denied he was the mayor when asked to identify himself by a blogger. [7] [8] In 2021 the mayor was fined $3‚000 for not reporting income earnings. [9] [10]