| Mayor | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | several laws that were repealed in favor of the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991 |
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The mayors of Puerto Rico encompass the different mayors of the municipalities of Puerto Rico; each mayor being the highest-ranking officer of their corresponding municipality. Several laws existed that created the post of mayor in each municipality but they were all repealed in favor of a broad and encompassing law known as the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991.[1]
The mayors do not constitute a body, and are not required by law to do so,[1] but they have voluntarily assembled into two organizations:
- the Puerto Rico Mayors Association, which represents the mayors from the Popular Democratic Party and[2][3][4]
- the Puerto Rico Mayors Federation, which represents the mayors from the New Progressive Party.[5] The President of the Puerto Rico Mayors Federation in 2021 was Gabriel Hernández-Rodríguez.[6]
Each mayor is also the commander-in-chief of its corresponding municipal police.[7]
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- ^ "Ejecutivo municipal de Camuy es el nuevo presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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