Jaime Barrón Poveda (born 1959 in Sucre) is former mayor of the city of Sucre, Bolivia, representing the Pact of Social Integration (PAÍS) political party, which is closely aligned with the Inter-Institutional Committee of Chuquisaca.
His office as mayor was suspended due to the indictment and Veronica Berrios, of the Movimiento Al Socialismo party was chosen by the council as interim mayor in mid-June 2010.
On June 19, Barrón formally resigned his position as mayor to make way for new elections, which can be held no earlier than January 2011.
[2] On November 15, by judge's order, Barrón was placed into detention to await trial.
In recent years, he served as president of the Inter-Institutional Committee of the Interests of Chuquisaca.