A Regidor is a member of a council of municipalities in Spain

Spain

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 and Latin America

Latin America

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. Portugal

Portugal

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 also used to have the same office of Regedor.

Mexico

In Mexico, an ayuntamiento

Ayuntamiento

Ayuntamiento In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . is the general term for the council of a municipality, or sometimes the municipality itself, in Spain and Latin America. Historically Ayuntamiento was often preceded by the word excelentísimo , when referring to...

 is composed of a municipal president

Municipal president

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 (mayor), one or two síndico

Syndic

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s (attorney general) and several regidores who meet in cabildo

Cabildo (council)

For a discussion of the contemporary Spanish and Latin American cabildo, see Ayuntamiento.A cabildo or ayuntamiento was a former Spanish, colonial administrative council that governed a municipality. Cabildos were sometimes appointed, sometimes elected, but were considered to be representative of...

sessions. A regidor is the community representative before the municipal government.

The responsibilities of a regidor are:

• To participate in council session and administer the interests of the municipality
• To exert faculties of inspection and oversee the branches of public administration
  Public administration
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• to obtain information from the municipal president regarding the services offered by the different dependencies

Some activities of a regidor are:

• Propose or reform of municipal regulations
• Vote on municipal affairs
• To attend a commission assigned to them:
• Promote social participation
• Propose measures for municipal development

All municipalities of Aguascalientes

Municipalities of Aguascalientes

The Mexican state of Aguascalientes is subdivided into 11 municipalities :- External links :...

have five regidores and one síndico, with the exception of the capital that has ten regidores and two síndicos.