The Mayor of Sucre is the head of the municipal government of Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia, located in the Chuquisaca Department. The office is elected for a term of five years by direct popular vote under a first-past-the-post system, in accordance with Bolivia's Electoral Regime Law No. 026 (2010) and Article 272 of the 2009 Political Constitution of the State. The mayor serves as the executive authority of the Governmento Autónomo Municipal de Sucre (GAMS), overseeing public services, urban planning, infrastructure development, municipal budgets, and local law enforcement.
Current Mayor
The current mayor of Sucre is Fátima Elva Tardío Quiroga, who won the March 2026 municipal election. She represents the Alianza Gente Nueva (AGN) and obtained 33,894 votes (20.22% of the vote), defeating María Teresa Dalenz (Patria-Unidos, 18.82%) and Cristian Sanabria (Fuerza, 15.37%). She assumed office on May 4, 2026, replacing outgoing mayor Enrique Leaño Palenque. Tardío is a lawyer and academic, holding degrees in Law, Political and Social Sciences from the Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, with three master's degrees (Civil Law, Constitutional Law from the Universidad Andina in Quito, and a European Master's in Private Patrimonial Law in Seville, Spain). She previously served as Secretary General of the Departmental Government of Chuquisaca, Acting Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor of the UMRPSFXCH, and was a consultant for the United Nations. She is the first woman to serve as mayor of Sucre in over a decade.
Previous Mayor: Enrique Leaño Palenque (2021–2026)
Enrique Leaño Palenque, a medical doctor born in Sucre on July 5, 1973, served as mayor from May 3, 2021 to May 2026. He was elected under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS-IPSP), winning with 57,506 votes in the March 7, 2021 municipal election, defeating Horacio Poppe by a margin of 301 votes. After deciding not to continue with MAS, he ran for re-election under the "Charcas Revolucionaria" alliance in 2026 but was defeated. His tenure focused on infrastructure projects, including the Corredor Urbano del Bicentenario, and a COVID-19 vaccination mandate (Municipal Law No. 228).
List of Mayors (Post-1985)
| Term | Mayor | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1985–1987 | Mario Linares Linares | MIR |
| 1988–1991 | Omar Montalvo Gallardo | MBL |
| 1992–1993 | Domingo Arciénega Morales | UCS |
| 1994–1999 | Germán Gutiérrez Gantier | MNR |
| 2000–2003 | Fidel Herrera Ressini | MBL / PODEMOS |
| 2003–2004 | Aydeé Nava Andrade | MBL |
| 2004–2005 | Armando Pereira Martínez | MNR |
| 2005–2008 | Aydeé Nava Andrade | PAÍS |
| 2008–2010 | Hugo Loayza Nava | MBL |
| 2010 | Jaime Barrón Poveda | PAIS |
| 2010–2012 | Verónica Berríos Vergara | MAS-IPSP |
| 2011 (Jan–Jan) | José Santos Romero | MAS-IPSP |
| 2012–2015 | Moisés Rosendo Torres Chivé | LIDER |
| 2015–2019 | Iván Jorge Arciénega Collazos | MAS-IPSP |
| 2019–2021 | Luz Rosario López Rojo | FRI |
| 2021–2026 | Enrique Leaño Palenque | MAS-IPSP |
| 2026–present | Fátima Elva Tardío Quiroga | AGN |
Legal and Administrative Role
Under Bolivia's 1994 Law of Popular Participation (Ley 1544) and the 2014 Law of Autonomous Municipal Governments (Ley Nº 482), the mayor holds executive authority to propose and execute municipal budgets, collect local taxes (property tax, vehicle taxes, business license fees), direct public works, manage municipal services (waste collection, water distribution, urban planning, public lighting, markets), and issue Decretos Ediles. The mayor's authority is balanced by the Concejo Municipal (Municipal Council), which acts as the legislative and oversight body. The Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal and the Ministry of Autonomies provide national-level oversight.
