A total of 15 candidates are running for the Provincial Mayor’s Office of the Callao, a jurisdiction that has a projected population of 1 million 154 thousand inhabitants by 2022. Former congressmen, a teacher and a journalist are among the candidates for the municipal chair of the Chalaca commune, which is currently held by Mayor Pedro López.
So that the population of the first port can review the resumes and proposals of the candidates for the municipality of Callao, the National Elections Jury (JNE) has made available to them, as in each electoral process, the virtual platform Informed vote.
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Who apply to Callao and what experience do they have?
The 15 candidates for the Provincial Municipality of Callao recorded their work experience in their resumes delivered to the JNE:
- Maritza Lucy Villa Huayllas (Popular Renewal): general manager of administration of the Provincial Municipality of Callao, head of Logistics of the Solidarity Metropolitan System, manager of administration of the Municipality of La Perla.
- Chris Valery Villalobos Muñoz (Front of Hope): Journalist for Panamericana Televisión until today.
- Pedro Carmelo Spadaro Philipps (With you Callao): mayor of Ventanilla, adviser to the Congress of the Republic and congressman of the Republic.
- Guillermo Augusto Aguilar Velásquez (We are Callao): Lawyer at Abogados y Asociados and Guillermo Aguilar EIRL.
- Renzo Ramírez Nieves (We Can): Assistant to the Congress of the Republic.
- Marcos Antonio Pichilingue Gómez (Popular Force): administrative advisor at Serigrafia Lulema SAC and congressman of the Republic.
- Juvenal Qquenta Zevallos (Yes you can Callao): independent lawyer.
- Leoncio Javier Luna Yacila (Patriotic Party of Peru): owner.
- Daniel Juan Malpartida Filio (Country Advances): mayor of Bellavista, sales manager at Atemal SAC.
- Luzmila Yalu Ayay Casas (Together for Peru): retired from the NGO Alternativa, legal adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
- Juan Carlos Alvarado Gallardo (For you Callao): Alderman of the Provincial Municipality of Callao.
- Julio César Pérez Bernal (Long Live Callao Regional Movement): lawyer, accountant of the Provincial Municipality of Callao, accountant at Herfer SAC.
- Robinson Oscar Espinoza Rosenthal (Purple Party): legal specialist in the Superior Court of Justice of Callao, Merchant Marine officer in the maritime agencies Cosmos SAC and Naviera Transoceanica SA
- Erika Jaqueline Arenaza Casaverde (Callao Seguro Force): teacher at IE 5085 Ramiro Prialé.
- Carlos Alfredo Cox Palomino (We are Peru): Mayor of Carmen de la Legua, advisor to the Congress of the Republic.
The main functions of a mayor
The National Elections Jury recalled that the main functions of mayors are:
- Defend the rights and interests of the municipality and its population.
- Propose neighborhood consultation spaces.
- Supervise the proper functioning of public services.
Duties of the councilors include:
- Propose projects of municipal ordinances and agreements.
- Supervise municipal management.
The election of the next provincial mayor of Callao is relevant considering that, According to information provided by the Ombudsman’s Office on Monday, September 26, this commune heads the ranking of municipalities with the most complaints.
According to the report, which incorporates information from all the offices of the Ombudsman during the period between January 2019 and August 2022, the ranking of provincial municipalities with the highest number of well-founded complaints (the violation of a right was proven) is led by the Provincial Municipality of Callao, with 650 complaints.
They are followed by the Provincial Municipality of Santa, with 622 complaints, and the Provincial Municipality of Chiclayo, with 399 cases.
