Luis Irizarry Pabón
Former Mayor of Ponce (removed 2023)
Luis M. Irizarry Pabón is a physician and former mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He left office in 2023 following a criminal investigation into campaign financing and extortion allegations. Public records regarding his personal background are limited, with many details unconfirmed.
- Medical doctor (specifics of medical school, degree titles, and any additional graduate degrees are not reliably documented in accessible public sources).
- Elected Mayor of Ponce in the 2020 general elections, defeating the incumbent.
- Took office as Mayor of Ponce in January 2021.
- Removed from office in 2023 in connection with a criminal investigation.
- Investigation by the Office of the Special Independent Prosecutor’s Panel (PFEI) into allegations of requesting monetary contributions from municipal employees to pay off campaign financing debt.
- Accusations of participating in a kickback scheme involving municipal employees to recoup campaign debt.
- His 2020 electoral victory, which ended a long period of New Progressive Party control in Ponce.
Party
Partido Popular Democrático (PPD)
Born
November 12, 1958 · Ponce
Official Website
Municipio Autónomo de PonceMunicipality
ponceAvailable public records on his personal background are fragmentary, and several biographical details cannot be confirmed from authoritative sources.
FEMA Public Assistance — federal share obligated to the Municipality of Ponce across 9 disasters since 2004, spanning all administrations. This reflects federal recovery funding to the municipality — not this official's tenure or performance.