Juan Jesús Vivas

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.^[1] He is a member of the People's Party (PP).^[2]

Juan Jesús Vivas
Mayor-President of Ceuta
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2001
Monarchs	Juan Carlos I (2001–2014) Felipe VI (2014–present)
Preceded by	Antonio Sampietro
Chairman of the People's Party of Ceuta
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2009
Preceded by	Pedro Gordillo
Member of the Assembly of Ceuta
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 June 1999
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-27) 27 February 1953 (age 71) Ceuta, Spain
Political party	People's Party of Ceuta
Alma mater	University of Málaga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vivas and the second or maternal family name is Lara.

Biography

Born in Ceuta in 1953,^[3] Juan Jesús Vivas earned a degree in Economic Sciences from the University of Málaga.^[4] 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.^[3][5] In 2021, he disclosed that he was not willing to renew his mandate in 2023.^[3]

Vivas tested positive for COVID-19 on 10 January 2022.^[6]