Aníbal Vega Borges is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician. He served as mayor of

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from January 3, 2005 until June 30, 2016. He also served as a member of the

Puerto Rico House of Representatives The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico () is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the bicameral territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The House, together with the Senate, control the legislative branch of the go ...

from 1993 to 2005.El funcionario presentó su renuncia tras un allanamiento realizado por presuntas irregularidades en el uso de fondos federales en cuentas municipales.

Early life and education

He completed his secondary education at the Caribbean University at Bayamon. While working in private enterprise and public service, he continued his studies in the

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Docto ...

Ponce. In 1986, he obtained the degree of Juris Doctor. Exercise in private practice at the same time that continued graduate studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and at the

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in Spain, obtaining the PhD in law.

Political career

Representative

Vega Borges was elected as a representative for District 10 at the 1992 general elections. He was reelected in

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and

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Mayor

Vega Borges was elected as mayor of

at the 2004 general elections. He was reelected in

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receiving more than 70% of the votes. He was the mayor with the largest margin of victory. In 2016, Vega Borges was defeated by

Bernardo Márquez García Bernardo "Betito" Márquez García is the Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Mayor of Toa Baja affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, New Progressive Party (PNP). He was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2005 to 201 ...

at the PNP primaries. The defeat was classified by a local newspaper as "the surprise of the primary".

Electoral commissioner

On June 23, 2016, Vega Borges announced his resignation after being appointed by

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as Electoral Commissioner for the Party.

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Vega Borges, Anibal Living people New Progressive Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Mayors of places in Puerto Rico 1957 births People from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni University of Valladolid alumni 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico