Mauricio Vila Dosal
| Mauricio Vila Dosal | |
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| 35th Mayor of Mérida | |
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In office September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Renán Barrera Concha |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 30, 1980 Mérida, Yucatán |
| Nationality | Mexico |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Alma mater |
Universidad Marista de Mérida University of Phoenix, Arizona George Washington University [1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website |
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Biography
Mauricio Vila Dosal (born March 30, 1980 – Mérida, Yucatán) is a lawyer, entrepreneur and Mexican politician who has served as Deputy and Mayor of the city of Merida. He is a law graduate of the Universidad Marista de Merida, and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, Arizona, and in Political Management and Strategic Governance from George Washington University.
As member of the Mexican party Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), he ran for Mayor of Merida in the 2015 elections, where he defeated his closest competitor, Nerio Torres Arcila (PRI), by 10,335 votes, with a total of 170,449 votes.
He began his entrepreneurial career in 2005 in the restaurant sector working as development agent of an international fast-food franchise in the states of Campeche, Tabasco and Chiapas, and served from 2003 to 2015 as General Manager of the same franchise in Yucatán.
He is married to María Eugenia Ortíz Abraham with whom he has 2 children, Alejandrina y Mauricio.
Political Career
As a politician he has served as State Counselor of Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) in Yucatan, candidate for President of the State Steering Committee of the same political party in 2011, and Linking Secretary in 2008 to 2011.
He was local deputy for the fourth local district headquartered in the city of Merida, with a voting record of 32,044 in favor of his party in the 2012 election, defeating his closest competitor from PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) by 10,840 votes.
He served as president of the Committee on the Environment of the State Congress in the LX legislature where he promoted several initiatives, the most important of which were the criminalization of animal abuse with economic sanctions and jail, the Integrated Solid Waste Management, Development and Use of Bicycle.
Governance
In September 2015 he was elected Mayor of Merida, a position he holds today. During his swearing in, he announced that he would be reorganizing the municipal administration, with a focus on cutting edge approach, innovation and modernity, responding to the new challenges of a growing city to strengthen regional, national, and international identity and positioning Merida as a sustainable municipality, with universal accessibility, urban mobility and quality public services.
In September 2015 he voluntarily reduced his salary by 20%, and ordered that the Chevrolet Suburban assigned to him be reassigned for official police use. He also announced that he will cover his own medical and cellphone expenses.
At the same time, he initiated an internal program of budget savings that would affect neither the efficiency nor quality of the services destined for citizens. These include a 20 per cent reduction in the salaries of the trust employees in all areas of the municipal government.
For the first time in the history of its municipal government, Merida plans to create a Department of Sustainable Development and a Department of Animal Protection.
In October of 2015 he visited the Federal Republic of Germany to learn about government programs in the areas of energetics, mobility, urban sustainable development and investigation.
Mayor Mauricio Vila has been a major supporter of the “Law 3 of 3” to foster transparency and combat corruption, signing the initiative into law to promote it to the National Union Congress.
Recognition
During his management as mayor, the City of Merida has received the following acknowledgments and awards:
• The Department of Urban Development of Merida’s City Council qualified as the only government institution to obtain the “Yucatan’s Quality Award” given by the State of Yucatan.
• For the third time, Forbes Magazine named Merida as one of the three best cities in Mexico to live and invest.
• Merida’s administration was ranked first among 54 others for its online services according a study realized by the Mexican Institute of Competiveness (IMCO).
• Acknowledgement as a Safe City endorsed by the ONU and OMS according to the model of Karolinska Institute of Stockholm, Sweden.
• Named American Capital of Culture for the second time by the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals, endorsed by the OEA.
• Merida became the first city in Mexico to sign the Cultural Rights Letter to preserve, improve and spread the cultural patrimony of the city.
• Merida received the Best Practices Award 2015 Local Governments in the category of E-government, from the magazine Mayors of Mexico, specializing in municipal issues.
References
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae Deputy Mauricio Vila – Congress of Yucatán