| 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. He has a Bachelor in Economics from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
Tenure
After winning the 1992 elections, Pérez has been reelected six times (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016). In 2020 the mayor obtained 46% of the vote and lost to Wilfredo “Juny” Ruiz who obtained 53% of the vote.
During his tenure the mayor was accused of nepotism after unlawfully contracting and maintaining his brother in the municipal government. In February 2020 the mayor denied he was the mayor when asked to identify himself by a blogger. In 2021 the mayor was fined $3‚000 for not reporting income earnings.
References
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- "Alcalde de Maricao, Elecciones Generales de 1992". CEEPUR.
- "Alcalde de Maricao, Elecciones Generales de 2012". CEEPUR. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15.
- "Juramenta hoy el primer alcalde popular de Maricao en 27 años | Metro". www.metro.pr. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- Suárez, Damaris (2016-02-24). "Candidatos hacen fiesta con leyes electoral y de ética, pero son avalados por sus partidos". Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- "Nepotismo temerario en el pueblo de Maricao". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- González, Jennifer. "Alcalde de Maricao se hace pasar por empleado municipal". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- "Alcalde de Maricao confiesa que se negó a sí mismo porque "temió por su seguridad"". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- "Exalcalde de Maricao Gilberto Pérez Valentín paga multa ética de $3,000 por no informar dinero que ganó en casinos". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- Vargas, Salomé Ramírez. "Ética Gubernamental multa con $3,000 a exalcalde de Maricao". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-18.