Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus

Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus (born 5 January 1965) is a Guatemalan politician serving as mayor of Guatemala City since April 30, 2018 after the death of Álvaro Arzú. Previously he served as First Councilor of the Municipal Council of Guatemala City from 2008 until 2018.[1][2][3]

Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus
Mayor of Guatemala City
Assumed office
April 30, 2018
DeputyVíctor Martínez Ruiz
Preceded byÁlvaro Arzú
First Councillor of Guatemala City
In office
January 15, 2008  April 30, 2018
MayorÁlvaro Arzú
Preceded byGustavo Blanco Segura
Succeeded byVíctor Martínez Ruiz
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus

(1965-01-05) January 5, 1965
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyUnionist Party
Spouse(s)Dominique Denise Marie Wilson

Early life and education

He has a High School degree with a specialization in Business Administration, He got his title from the Monterrey Technological Institute known as TEC of Monterrey (Mexico). He got a Business Administration Master Degree in Marketing specialization from the University of Bridgeport, where he received the “President´s Award” for his performance.

Career

He started his career as a high level executive in the Aviation Company Aviateca and TACA in 1990; he was the Airport Services Director in charge.

He began working in public service in 1996, when Guatemala’s President Alvaro Arzú put him in charge of the Presidential Commission for the National Geographic Information System.  As Delegate, he was responsible to organize the National Geographic Information democratization process, and to reorganize the Military Geographic Institute, He also coordinated the transformation of the National Geographic Institute from the Army control to the civil public control.   

He was named as Economic Planification General Secretary by the President Arzu in 1997 after he ended the tasks he was in charge. He was as General Secretary for three years until the President`s time ended, as a result the Guatemala Government made several   changes in different organizations, ended in this time the Economic Planification National Council General Secretary, in the Presidency Republic Planification and Programation Secretary, and with this in the transformation of the process of planning and programming the public inversion, the negotiation and continuity of the international cooperation. He was responsible of the strategy design of the external Peace Process consolidation and edification support resources. In this field he was designated to coordinate the Antigua Guatemala’s consultive groups in 1997, Brussels 1998, Washington 1998, and Stockholm 1999. By the Ministers Council order he was in charge to be the State General Secretary during the President Alvaro Arzu’s government, this included to be in charge of the reconstruction of the country after the Mitch Hurricane  passed.

In the General Elections of 2003, he was elected “First Syndic” of Guatemala´s Municipal Corporation that was presided for Guatemala´s City Mayor Alvaro Arzu, in 2007, after he was re-elected for the time of 2008-2012 in the same council, and he was re-elected again for two more periods 2021-2016 and 2016-2020.

As businessman he has created Technology and Consultory companies. He has also participated in the development of the country through his collaboration in different associations with non-profit interest as the Guatemalan Managers Association, where he was a member of the board of directors for two periods of time, he was council from the University del Itsmo, he also was part of the board of directors of the Integral Development Foundation as well as from the Guatemala´s Rotary Club, he also participated in the Americas Family Foundation.

He obtained he title of Guatemala´s City Mayor on April 30, 2018 since the Mayor Alvaro Arzu passed away and he concluded the period of time as Mayor.

On November 24, 2018 he received the award “Beca de Honor”  from the board of directors of his first school “Colegio El Roble”.

On June 16, 2019 he approved the general elections for Guatemala´s City Mayor for the period 2020-2024.

Political career

Date Charge Number
2004-2008 Guatemala´s City First Council #1
2008-2012 Guatemala´s City First Council #1
2012-2016 Guatemala´s City First Council #1
2016-2018 Guatemala´s City First Council #1
2018-2020 Guatemala´s City Mayor
2020-2024 Guatemala´s City Mayor

Personal life

Ricardo Quiñonez is married and is a father of four.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Álvaro Arzú
Mayor of Guatemala City
2018–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Gustavo Blanco Segura
First Councilor of Guatemala City
2004–2018
Succeeded by
Víctor Martínez Ruiz (elect)
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