Juan Jesús Vivas
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Juan Jesús Vivas
| office = Mayor-President of Ceuta
| image = Juan Jesús Vivas (2019).jpg
| term_start = 8 February 2001
| term_end =
| monarch = Juan Carlos I (2001–2014)
Felipe VI (2014–present)
| predecessor = Antonio Sampietro
| successor =
| office2 = Chairman of the People's Party of Ceuta
| termstart2 = 25 May 2009
| termend2 =
| predecessor2 = Pedro Gordillo
| successor2 =
| office3 = Member of the Assembly of Ceuta
| termstart3 = 15 June 1999
| termend3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|02|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ceuta, Spain
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = People's Party of Ceuta
| alma_mater = University of Málaga
}}
{{Short description|Spanish politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Vivas|Lara|lang=Spanish}}
Juan Jesús Vivas Lara (born 27 February 1953) is a Spanish politician who is the current Mayor-President of the autonomous city of Ceuta, since 8 February 2001.{{Cite web
|url = http://www.elpais.com/todo-sobre/persona/Juan/Jesus/Vivas/Lara/263/
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120629071939/http://www.elpais.com/todo-sobre/persona/Juan/Jesus/Vivas/Lara/263/
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 29 June 2012
|title = Juan Jesús Vivas Lara - Juan Jesús Vivas Lara
|work = ELPAÍS.com
|accessdate = 20 July 2010
}} He is a member of the People's Party (PP).[https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20190615/462876385571/juan-jesus-vivas-ppinvestido-presidente-de-ceuta-sin-apoyo-de-otros-grupos.html Juan Jesús Vivas (PP), invested president of Ceuta without support from other groups] {{in lang|es}} La Vanguardia, 15 June 2019, retrieved 5 Apr 2020
Biography
Born in Ceuta in 1953,{{Cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/politica/juan-jesus-vivas-no-se-presentara-a-otras-elecciones-tras-20-anos-de-mandato/10002-4514206|website=EFE|title=Juan Jesús Vivas no se presentará a otras elecciones tras 20 años de mandato|date=17 April 2021}} Juan Jesús Vivas earned a degree in Economic Sciences from the University of Málaga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2007/05/elecciones_mayo_2007/html/municipales/candidatos/ceuta.html|website=El Mundo|title=Candidatos. Ceuta|date=2007|access-date=10 September 2021}} He became a member of the Assembly of Ceuta in 1999 and he was invested as Mayor-President of the autonomous city in 2001, after a successful motion of no-confidence launched against GIL's Mayor-President Antonio Sampietro.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nuevaeconomiaforum.org/ponentes/juan-jesus-vivas-lara|website=Nueva Economía|title=Juan Jesús Vivas Lara. Presidente de la Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta|access-date=10 September 2021}} In 2021, he disclosed that he was not willing to renew his mandate in 2023.
Vivas tested positive for COVID-19 on 10 January 2022.[https://www.niusdiario.es/nacional/politica/presidente-ceuta-positivo-covid-juan-jesus-vivas-confinado_18_3264721362.html El presidente de Ceuta, confinado tras su positivo en covid] {{in lang|es}}
References
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