Cuca Gamarra

Concepción "Cuca" Gamarra Ruiz-Clavijo (born 23 December 1974) is a Spanish politician who is Secretary-General of the People's Party

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gamarra and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz-Clavijo.

Cuca Gamarra
Secretary-General of the People's Party
Assumed office
2 April 2022
PresidentAlberto Núñez Feijóo
Preceded byTeodoro García Egea
Spokesperson of the Popular Group in the Congress of Deputies
Assumed office
21 August 2020
Preceded byCayetana Álvarez de Toledo
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Assumed office
21 May 2019
ConstituencyLa Rioja
Mayor of Logroño
In office
11 June 2011 – 15 June 2019
Preceded byTomás Santos
Succeeded byPablo Hermoso de Mendoza
Personal details
Born (1974-12-23) 23 December 1974
Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party

Biography

Born on 23 December 1974 in Logroño she earned a licentiate degree in Economic Law from the University of Deusto.[1] Elected as municipal councillor of Logroño, she served as deputy mayor from 2003 to 2007.[1] She became Mayor of Logroño after the 2011 municipal election.[1]

She was re-elected Mayor of Logroño for a second mandate in the 2015 municipal election.[2]

She endorsed Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría vis-à-vis the process for the election of the new PP leader in 2018.[3][4]

She ran as candidate to the Congress of Deputies in the PP at the April 2019 general election, and was elected deputy. She held her seat at the November 2019 general election.

In August 2020, Pablo Casado chose her as the new spokesperson of the PP's parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies, replacing Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo.[5]

References
  1. Ramírez, Carlota E. (17 August 2020). "16 cosas que no sabías de Cuca Gamarra". The HuffPost.
  2. "Gamarra, nueva alcaldesa de Logroño con la abstención de Ciudadanos". La Rioja. 13 June 2015.
  3. Calleja, Mariano. "Cuca Gamarra, el triunfo de la moderación en el PP". ABC.
  4. Cedeira, Brais (18 August 2020). "Gamarra, la alcaldesa que conquistó a Casado". El Español.
  5. "Pablo Casado destituye a Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo como portavoz del PP en el Congreso". Cadena Ser. 17 August 2020.


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