List of mayors of Valledupar


The following is a list of mayors of the city of Valledupar, Colombia.
TermMayorNotes
c. 1550Emilio de la CruzValledupar founded in 1550 by Hernando de Santana and accompanied by Juan de Castellanos
Cristobal de Almonacid
1576Lope de Orozco
1806 - 1813Marqués de Valde-Hoyos
1826José Manuel Martinez
1906Moisés Martínez
1951 - 1954Tte. Jose Joaquin Diaz Linero
1955Jorge Dangond Daza
1963Jaime Dangon Ovalle
1965 - 1966Jose Joaquin Diaz Linero
September 13, 1966 - December 16, 1967Jose Guillermo Castro
1967Manuel German Cuello
September 21, 1968Jaime Calderon Bruges
August 22, 1970Jorge Dangond Daza
June 19, 1971Edgardo Pupo Pupo
August 20, 1974Miguel Meza Valera
1975Jaime Calderon Bruges
1977Camilo Lacouture Dangond
1978Guillermo Castro Mejia
1978Miguel Gnecco Hernandez
1981Maria Clara Quintero de Daza
1982Alfredo Cuello Davila
1986Fausto Cotes Núñez
July 10, 1990 - May 31, 1992Aníbal Martínez ZuletaFormer Controller General of Colombia, jailed on January 29, 1985 for corruption. Elected mayor with 29,542 votes
1992 - 1994Rodolfo Campo SotoFirst popularly elected mayor of Valledupar
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1997Johnny Perez Oñate
1998 - 2000Rodolfo Campo Soto
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004Elias Ochoa Daza
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007Ciro Arturo Pupo CastroWon with 42,889 votes against Jose Calixto Mejia 31,335 votes.
January 1, 2008Ruben Carvajal
Luis Fabian Fernandez
Fredy Socarras