Francisco "Paco" López López (born November 5, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of

Barranquitas Barranquitas (, ) is a small mountain town and municipality located in the Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquita ...

. López is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and has served as mayor since 1997.

Early years and studies

Francisco López López was born in Barrio Quebradillas of

on November 5, 1959. He is the fourth son of farmer Abraham López and Benedicta López. López completed a

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in Arts and Humanities, with a major in Philosophy, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in

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. He also studied at the St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in

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. Finally, he received a

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in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.

Professional career

López worked as a Science and Religion teacher at Colegio Valvanera in Coamo, from 1983 to 1985. He also worked as Director until 1986. López later worked as a Professor of Humanities at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. He eventually became Department Director.

Political career

López began his political career in 1992 as a voting college official, and later president of his unit. López also served as president of the PNP in

. López ran for Mayor of Barranquitas at the

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. He won obtaining 50.6% of the votes. After that, López has been reelected four times (2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). in 2019 he stepped down to retire as mayor of Barranquitas after 22 years in office.

Personal life

López is married to Darlenne Jannette Rivera Figueroa. They have three children together: Mariceli, Viviana, and Francisco José.

References

External links

Francisco López López Biography
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