# Mayor-President of Ceuta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mayor-President_of_Ceuta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mayor-President_of_Ceuta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor-President_of_Ceuta > Source revision: 1253361131 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Mayor-President of Ceuta Flag of Ceuta Incumbent Juan Jesús Vivas since 8 February 2001 Style The Most Excellent Nominator Assembly of Ceuta Appointer The Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister Term length Four years; no limit. Inaugural holder Basilio Fernández López Formation 19 June 1995 The **Mayor-President of the Autonomous City of Ceuta** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Alcalde-Presidente de la Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta*) or simply the **President of Ceuta**, is the highest political position of the [Autonomous City](/source/Autonomous_city_of_Spain) of [Ceuta](/source/Ceuta). Due to the special status of the [Spanish](/source/Spain) autonomous cities, the president is also the mayor of the city, and as such the mayor-president acts as the [head of government](/source/Head_of_government) and as the [presiding officer](/source/Speaker_(politics)) of the [Assembly of Ceuta](/source/Assembly_of_Ceuta), the legislative branch of the city. The current and 4th Mayor-President of Ceuta is [Juan Jesús Vivas](/source/Juan_Jes%C3%BAs_Vivas) of the [People's Party](/source/People's_Party_(Spain)), who has held the office since 8 February 2001. Prior to June 1995, when the enclave's [Statute of Autonomy](/source/Statute_of_Autonomy_of_Ceuta) was passed, the city was part of [Province of Cádiz](/source/Province_of_C%C3%A1diz), although the position of mayor already existed. ## Duties and powers The mayor-president has the responsibility to lead the government; appoint the government members; represent the city; convene and preside over the sessions of the Plenary;[1] design, develop and execute the powers entrusted to the autonomous cities by the [Constitution](/source/Constitution_of_Spain); dictate regulations; execute the budget; head the civil service and hire, fire or sanction the personnel at its service; head the local police; lead the urban planning; exercise all judicial actions to defend the interests of the city; and adopt all necessary measures in case of catastrophe.[2] ## Election The election system follows the general guidelines of all mayoral elections. The citizens vote for the local assemblies or councils on the basis of [universal suffrage](/source/Universal_suffrage), with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the corresponding municipality and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. The mayor-president is in turn elected by the plenary [Assembly of Ceuta](/source/Assembly_of_Ceuta), with a legal clause providing for the candidate of the most-voted party to be automatically elected to the post in the event no other candidate is to gather an absolute majority of votes.[3] ### Cessation The general cases of cessation are death, incapacitation or resignation. As in the regional or State governments, the mayor-president can be removed by a [vote of no confidence](/source/Vote_of_no-confidence) approved by the majority of the local assembly. This motion necessarily needs to proposed an alternative candidate, being a [constructive vote of no confidence](/source/Constructive_vote_of_no_confidence).[3] The mayor-president itself can also propose a [vote of confidence](/source/Vote_of_Confidence) in order to pass a relevant legislation and if the mayor-president fails to overcome the motion, the mayor must submit his resignation. The mayor-president can't propose more than one vote of confidence per year and this kind of motions can't be proposed on the last year of legislature.[3] In both processes, the mayor-president can not preside over the session, so it will correspond to one of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly.[1] ## List of mayor-presidents of Ceuta *For a list of leaders in the period prior to Ceuta becoming an autonomous community (before 1995), see: [List of governors of Ceuta](/source/List_of_governors_of_Ceuta)* No. Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Political party 1 Basilio Fernández López 19 June 1995 24 July 1996 Progress and Future of Ceuta 2 Jesús Cayetano Fortes Ramos 24 July 1996 26 August 1999 People's Party 3 Antonio Sampietro (born 1949) 26 August 1999 7 February 2001 Liberal Independent Group 4 Juan Jesús Vivas (born 1953) 7 February 2001 Incumbent People's Party ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Título I. De la Organización Institucional de la Ciudad de Ceuta"](https://www.ceuta.es/ceuta/la-institucion/estatuto-de-autonomia/45-paginas/paginas/estatuto-de-autonomia/7-titulo-i-de-la-organizacion-institucional-de-la-ciudad-de-ceuta). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["1985 Local Regime Bases Act"](https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392). *www.boe.es*. Retrieved 2019-06-16. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_3-2) ["1985 General Electoral Regime Organic Act"](https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672). *www.boe.es*. Retrieved 2019-06-16. ## Sources - [World Statesmen.org](http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Spanish_autonomous_communities.html#Ceuta) ## External links - (in Spanish) [Official website](http://www.ceuta.es) v t e Ceuta Architecture Anyera Arab Baths Bienes de interés cultural in Ceuta Casa de los Dragones Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption Ceuta border fence Ceuta Heliport Church of San Francisco Shrine of Our Lady of Africa Ermita de San Antonio Estadio Alfonso Murube Hotel Tryp Ceuta Punta Almina Lighthouse Military Museum of the Legion Monumento del Llano Amarillo Mosque of Muley El Mehdi Palace of Assembly of Ceuta Parque Marítimo del Mediterráneo Plaza de África Royal Walls of Ceuta Marinid Walls of Ceuta Geography Bay of Ceuta Benzú Isla de Santa Catalina Monte Hacho Peninsula of Almina Perejil Island Pillars of Hercules Playa Benítez Playa Calamocarro Playa del Chorillo Playa El Desnarigado Playa El Tarajal Playa Miramar Playa de la Ribera Playa del Sarchal Playa San Amaro Port of Ceuta Príncipe Punta Blanca Tingitan Peninsula Tramaguera History Septem (Roman Ceuta) Julian, Count of Ceuta Banu Isam Taifa of Ceuta Daniel and Companions Conquest of Ceuta Kingdom of the Algarve Roman Catholic Diocese of Ceuta Siege of Ceuta (1419) Treaty of Lisbon (1668) Vidal Marín del Campo Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727) Siege of Ceuta (1790–1791) COVID-19 pandemic in Ceuta Politics 2007 Morocco–Spain diplomatic conflict Caballas Coalition Ceuta (Spanish Congress Electoral District) Ceuta (Senate constituency) Ceuta Ya! 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