Iván H. Ayala Cádiz | |
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131st Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 1987 – 2 January 1989 | |
Preceded by | José Dapena Thompson |
Succeeded by | Rafael Cordero Santiago |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1940 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Political party | PNP |
Spouse | Vivian Cruz |
Children | Vilmarie, Héctor Ivan, Ivan Rafael |
Occupation | Professor |
Profession | Lawyer, professor |
Iván H. Ayala Cádiz [a] (born c. 1940) is a university professor and attorney. He was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico after the resignation of mayor José Dapena Thompson in 1988, and until 2 January 1989.
Ayala Cádiz was previously assistant dean at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He completed Dapena Thompson's last few weeks mayoral term [1] (December 1988 to January 1989) via appointment by his political party, the PNP. [2] In 1988, former elected mayor Dapena Thompson was charged as co-author of embezzlement of federal funds from HUD; [3] as a result he resigned as mayor. [4] Ayala Cádiz had also been a Superior Court Judge in 2004. [5]