Mayor of Quito

Mayor of Quito
Flag of Quito
Incumbent Augusto Barrera since July 31, 2009
Term length	4 years
Formation	1946
Website	augustobarrera.revolucionciudadana.com.ec

The Mayor of Quito is the head of the executive branch of the Metropolitan District of Quito, and is the highest ranking official on the Council of the Metropolitan Municipal District of Quito, which is the chief legislative body of the city and canton. The Council consists of the Mayor and 15 other council members, each of whom is elected to their position by a general election of the people of Quito for a term of four years. Members may be re-elected.

Current Mayor

Main article: Augusto Barrera

The current mayor is Dr. Augusto Barrera, elected in 2009 as a member of the PAIS Alliance political party.

Deputy Mayors

Currently serving under Dr. Barrera are Deputy Mayor Dr. Jorge Albán Gómez, and Second Deputy Mayor María Sol Corral.

History of the office

In Quito, the first use of the title of mayor, or alcalde in Spanish, was established in 1946. The office has since been held by 21 men with an average term of about 3½ years. Prior to 1946, and dating back to the mid 1700's, the chief executive was known only as President of the Metropolitan Council of Quito.

List of Mayors of Quito

Name	First Year	Final Year	Notes
Augusto Barrera Guarderas	2009
Andrés Vallejo Arcos	2009	2009	Assumed mayorship when Paco Moncayo resigned to run for congress.
Paco Moncayo Gallegos	2000	2009
Roque Sevilla	1998	2000
Jamil Mahuad	1992	1998
Rodrigo Paz Delgado	1988	1992
Gustavo Herdoíza	1984	1988
Luis Andrade Nieto	1982	1984
Álvaro Pérez	1978	1982
Sixto Durán Ballén	1970	1978
Jaime del Castillo Álvarez	1967	1970
Luis Pallares Zaldumbide	1966	1967
Luis Román Pérez	1965	1966
Gonzalo Pérez Bustamante	1963	1965
Jorge Vallarino Donoso	1962	1963
Julio Moreno Espinoza	1959	1962
Carlos Andrade Marín	1955	1959
Rafael León Larrea	1952	1954
José Ricardo Chiriboga Villagómez	1949	1951
Alfonso Pérez Pallares	1948	1949
Jacinto Jijón y Caamaño	1946	1947

References

External links

• Profile of Augusto Barrera
• Official Site of Dr. Augusto Barrera (Spanish)
• Listing of Current Quito Council Members (Spanish)