List of mayors of Valledupar
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The following is a list of mayors of the city of Valledupar
, Colombia.
Valledupar
Valledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
, Colombia.
| Term | Mayor | Notes |
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| c. 1550 | Emilio de la Cruz | Valledupar founded in 1550 by Hernando de Santana Hernando de Santana Hernando de Santana was a Spanish conqueror, the founder of the City of Valledupar and conqueror in what is now northern Colombia.... and accompanied by Juan de Castellanos Juan de Castellanos Juan de Castellanos was a Criollo poet, soldier and Catholic priest.He travelled to America before 1545 as a cavalry soldier, and acquired some property on the Pearl Coast... |
| Cristobal de Almonacid | ||
| 1576 | Lope de Orozco | |
| 1806 - 1813 | Marqués de Valde-Hoyos | |
| 1826 | José Manuel Martinez José Manuel Martínez José Manuel Martínez Fernández is a Spanish long-distance runner. He is married to Spanish field hockey player Nuria Moreno.... |
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| 1906 | Moisés Martínez | |
| 1955 | Jorge Dangond Daza | |
| 1963 | Jaime Dangon Ovalle | |
| September 13, 1966 - December 16, 1967 | Jose Guillermo Castro Castro | |
| 1967 | Manuel German Cuello Manuel Germán Cuello Manuel Germán Cuello was a Colombian politician, Mayor of Valledupar in 1967 and Governor of the Department of Cesar by appointment under the presidency of Misael Pastrana between June 19, 1971 and August 13, 1974... |
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| September 21, 1968 | Jaime Calderon Bruges | |
| August 22, 1970 | Jorge Dangond Daza | |
| June 19, 1971 | Edgardo Pupo Pupo | |
| August 20, 1974 | Miguel Meza Valera | |
| 1975 | Jaime Calderon Bruges | |
| 1977 | Camilo Lacouture Dangond | |
| 1978 | Guillermo Castro Mejia | |
| 1978 | Miguel Gnecco Hernandez | |
| 1981 | Maria Clara Quintero de Daza | |
| 1982 | Alfredo Cuello Davila | |
| 1986 | Fausto Cotes Núñez | |
| July 10, 1990 - May 31, 1992 | Aníbal Martínez Zuleta | Former Controller General of Colombia, jailed on January 29, 1985 for corruption. Elected mayor with 29,542 votes |
| 1992 - 1994 | Rodolfo Campo Soto Rodolfo Campo Soto Rodolfo Campo Soto is a Colombian politician and Mechanical engineer from the Pontifical Bolivarian University. Campo Soto became the first elected Mayor of Valledupar in 1992, and was reelected again for a second term in 1998.... |
First popularly elected mayor of Valledupar |
| January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1997 | Johnny Perez Oñate | |
| 1998 - 2000 | Rodolfo Campo Soto Rodolfo Campo Soto Rodolfo Campo Soto is a Colombian politician and Mechanical engineer from the Pontifical Bolivarian University. Campo Soto became the first elected Mayor of Valledupar in 1992, and was reelected again for a second term in 1998.... |
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| January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 | Elias Ochoa Daza | |
| January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007 | Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro is a Colombian politician and former Mayor of the Colombian city of Valledupar. He was elected mayor as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He is the son of Edgardo Pupo Pupo and Nelly Castro Baute; his father was governor of the Department of Cesar and also mayor of... |
Won with 42,889 votes against Jose Calixto Mejia 31,335 votes. |
| January 1, 2008–Present | Ruben Carvajal |