Luis Irizarry Pabón | |
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136th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
Assumed office 11 January 2021 [1] [a] | |
Preceded by | María Meléndez |
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 12 January 2009 [3] – 10 January 2021 | |
Minority leader of Municipal Assembly of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 12 January 2009[ citation needed] – 10 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Roberto Gonzaléz Rosa[ citation needed] |
Succeeded by | Gloryvee Berenguer Garcia[ citation needed] |
Personal details | |
Born | [3] Ponce, Puerto Rico | 12 November 1958
Political party | Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) |
Spouse | Miyady Velazquez [3] [4] |
Relations | Félix Irizarry and Carmen Lydia Pabón (parents) |
Children | Alma, Luis Manuel, María Isabel, and Yaniel [3] |
Education | M.D. |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine |
Profession | Politician, internist |
Website | Municipality of Ponce (Spanish) |
Luis Manuel Irizarry Pabón (b. Ponce, Puerto Rico; 12 November 1958 [3]) is a former mayor of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Marlese Sifre was appointed as Vice-Mayor which granted to be the third woman in charge.
Luis Manuel Irizarry Pabón was born on 12 November 1958 [3] in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His parents were Félix Irizarry and Carmen Lydia Pabón. [3] [5] A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, [3] [5] Irizarry Pabón was an internal medicine physician prior to becoming Ponce's mayor-elect in November 2020. [6] He was also a municipal legislator in the Ponce Municipal Legislature for 12 years (2009 to 2021), [3] [7] and minority leader in said legislative body. [8] Winning by a landslide against Partido Nuevo Progresista incumbent mayor María Meléndez, Irizarry Pabón was scheduled to take office on 11 January 2021. [1] He was sworn on 13 January 2021. [2] He is a graduate of the School of Medicine of the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Medicas. [5]
Upon completion of the 2020 Ponce municipal election vote count Irizarry Pabón had received 28,728 votes (62%) to incumbent mayor María Meléndez Altieri's 12,314 votes (26.6%). The rest of the votes cast were for MVC and PIP. [9] Irizarry Pabón is the first mayoral candidate in the modern history of Ponce to win with more than 60% of votes cast. His 16,414 vote margin was also historic being the largest since 1996, when then-mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago had a lead of over 19,000 votes versus José Dapena Thompson. [10] Irizarry Pabón recovered the Ponce mayoral office for his PPD party after 12 years under the control of the Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP). [11]
As of 11 November 2020, Irizarry Pabón was 62 years old. [10] He has four children: Alma, Luis Manuel, María Isabel, and Yaniel. [5]
Luis Irizarry Pabón | |
---|---|
136th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
Assumed office 11 January 2021 [1] [a] | |
Preceded by | María Meléndez |
Member of the Municipal Assembly of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 12 January 2009 [3] – 10 January 2021 | |
Minority leader of Municipal Assembly of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 12 January 2009[ citation needed] – 10 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Roberto Gonzaléz Rosa[ citation needed] |
Succeeded by | Gloryvee Berenguer Garcia[ citation needed] |
Personal details | |
Born | [3] Ponce, Puerto Rico | 12 November 1958
Political party | Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) |
Spouse | Miyady Velazquez [3] [4] |
Relations | Félix Irizarry and Carmen Lydia Pabón (parents) |
Children | Alma, Luis Manuel, María Isabel, and Yaniel [3] |
Education | M.D. |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine |
Profession | Politician, internist |
Website | Municipality of Ponce (Spanish) |
Luis Manuel Irizarry Pabón (b. Ponce, Puerto Rico; 12 November 1958 [3]) is a former mayor of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Marlese Sifre was appointed as Vice-Mayor which granted to be the third woman in charge.
Luis Manuel Irizarry Pabón was born on 12 November 1958 [3] in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His parents were Félix Irizarry and Carmen Lydia Pabón. [3] [5] A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, [3] [5] Irizarry Pabón was an internal medicine physician prior to becoming Ponce's mayor-elect in November 2020. [6] He was also a municipal legislator in the Ponce Municipal Legislature for 12 years (2009 to 2021), [3] [7] and minority leader in said legislative body. [8] Winning by a landslide against Partido Nuevo Progresista incumbent mayor María Meléndez, Irizarry Pabón was scheduled to take office on 11 January 2021. [1] He was sworn on 13 January 2021. [2] He is a graduate of the School of Medicine of the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Medicas. [5]
Upon completion of the 2020 Ponce municipal election vote count Irizarry Pabón had received 28,728 votes (62%) to incumbent mayor María Meléndez Altieri's 12,314 votes (26.6%). The rest of the votes cast were for MVC and PIP. [9] Irizarry Pabón is the first mayoral candidate in the modern history of Ponce to win with more than 60% of votes cast. His 16,414 vote margin was also historic being the largest since 1996, when then-mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago had a lead of over 19,000 votes versus José Dapena Thompson. [10] Irizarry Pabón recovered the Ponce mayoral office for his PPD party after 12 years under the control of the Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP). [11]
As of 11 November 2020, Irizarry Pabón was 62 years old. [10] He has four children: Alma, Luis Manuel, María Isabel, and Yaniel. [5]