Ignacio Velázquez Rivera

Spanish politician
Ignacio Velázquez Rivera
Mayor-President of Melilla
In office
14 March 1995 – 3 March 1998
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEnrique Palacios Hernández
Personal details
Born1953
Ceuta, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party (before 2011) People's Freedom Party (2011-present)

Ignacio Velázquez Rivera (born 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as mayor of Melilla from 1991 and became the first Mayor-President on 14 March 1995 when the enclave on the north coast of Africa became an autonomous community. He held the post until 1998.[1]

Velázquez was born in Ceuta, the other Spanish enclave in mainland Africa.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Spain Autonomous Communities".
  2. ^ Velázquez' resume


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