Isabel Rodríguez García

Isabel Rodríguez García (born 1981) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), serving as Mayor of Puertollano since 2019. She has been a member of the Senate (2003–2007) and the Congress of Deputies (2011–2019). Since July of 2021, she has been in charged of the Minister of Territorial Policy and the Spokesperson of the Government of Spain.

Isabel Rodríguez
In February 2020
Minister of Territorial Policy
Assumed office
12 July 2021
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byMiquel Iceta (As Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service)
Spokesperson of the Government
Assumed office
12 July 2021
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byMaría Jesús Montero
Mayor of Puertollano
In office
15 June 2019 – 11 July 2021
Preceded byMayte Fernandez
Succeeded byAdolfo Muniz
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
2011–2019
ConstituencyCiudad Real
Senator
In office
2003–2007
ConstituencyCiudad Real
Personal details
Born (1981-06-05) 5 June 1981
Abenójar, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party

Biography

Born on 5 June 1981 in Abenójar (province of Ciudad Real),[1] she became a member of the Socialist Youth when she was 15 years old.[2] She earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Castile-La Mancha.[3] Elected as senator at the 2004 Spanish general election in representation of Ciudad Real after commanding 139,873 votes,[4] she became the youngest female member of the Upper House ever.[3] In 2007, Rodríguez was appointed as Director General of Youth of the Regional Government of Castilla–La Mancha, and in 2008, as Spokesperson of the Regional Government.[5]

She stood as candidate to the Congress of Deputies in the 2011 general election, running second in the PSOE list in Ciudad Real.[6] Elected as member of the 10th term of the Congress of Deputies, she renovated her seat at the 2015 and 2016 general elections.[7]

Designated as PSOE's head of list and prospective mayoral candidate vis-à-vis the 2019 Puertollano municipal election in 2019,[8] the PSOE list earned 10 councillors out of a total 21,[9] and she was invested mayor of the municipality on 16 June 2019 with a plurality of votes of the new municipal council,[10] retaining control of what it was a stronghold for the PSOE since the advent of democracy at the 1979 municipal election.[9]

References
  1. "Isabel Rodríguez: "Creo que en lugar de sorpasso habrá sorpresa grata para el Partido Socialista"". La Comarca de Puertollano. 23 June 2016.
  2. Bustos, Jorge (18 August 2017). "Isabel Rodríguez: "El Congreso de los Diputados es la Champions League de la política"". El Mundo.
  3. "Isabel Rodríguez, candidata del PSOE a la alcaldía de Puertollano". Dclm. 19 January 2019.
  4. Junta Electoral Central: "Acuerdos de 25 de marzo y de 22 de abril de 2004, de la Junta Electoral Central, por los que se ordena la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones al Congreso de los Diputados y al Senado convocadas por Real Decreto 100/2004, de 19 de enero, y celebradas el 14 de marzo de 2004, conforme a las actas de escrutinio general y de proclamación de electos remitidas por las distintas Juntas Electorales Provinciales y por las Juntas Electorales de Ceuta y de Melilla" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (109): 17602. 5 May 2004. ISSN 0212-033X.
  5. "Isabel Rodríguez abandona el Congreso para intentar ser alcaldesa de Puertollano". ABC. 9 June 2019.
  6. Juntas Electorales Provinciales: "Candidaturas proclamadas para las elecciones al Congreso de los Diputados y al Senado, convocadas por Real Decreto 1329/2011, de 26 de septiembre" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (257): 111299. 25 October 2011. ISSN 0212-033X.
  7. "XII Legislatura (2016-2019). Rodríguez García, Isabel". Congress of Deputies.
  8. "Isabel Rodríguez será la candidata del PSOE a la Alcaldía". 22 January 2019.
  9. Carrero, Mario (26 May 2019). "El PSOE gana las elecciones en Puertollano sumando más votos que toda la derecha e Isabel Rodríguez será alcaldesa". Cadena Ser.
  10. "La socialista Isabel Rodríguez es investida alcaldesa de Puertollano con los votos de los diez ediles del PSOE". 20minutos.es. 15 June 2019.


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