Bruno García (politician)

Bruno García de León (born 14 July 1979)[1] is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was elected mayor of Cádiz in 2023. He had previously been a councillor in the same city (2007–2019) and a member of the Parliament of Andalusia (2019–).

Biography[edit]

García was born in Jerez de la Frontera and grew up in his father's hometown of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Bay of Cádiz. As a child, he watched television broadcasts of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He graduated in law from the Complutense University of Madrid.[1]

García was first elected to Cádiz City Hall in 2007, serving as the councillor responsible for tourism in the People's Party (PP) government of mayor Teófila Martínez; from 2011 his responsibilities expanded to economic development. From 2015, he sat in the opposition as the left-wing mayor José María González Santos "Kichi" presided.[2]

In the 2018 Andalusian regional election, García was fifth on the PP's list in the Cádiz constituency, from which three were elected.[3] In February 2019, he took the seat vacated by his cousin Ana Mestre who became the delegate of the Regional Government of Andalusia in the province.[4] In April 2021, he succeeded her as leader of the PP in the province.[5]

In the 2022 Andalusian regional election, García was re-elected as number two behind Mestre on the PP list in Cádiz.[6] In January 2023, he was confirmed as the party's candidate for mayor of Cádiz in the May local elections.[7] He recovered the city for his party after eight years in opposition, gaining eight seats to take 14 of 27 available.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Landi, José (20 May 2023). "Bruno García: "Ya era como soy antes de Juanma Moreno, no me he vuelto así de repente"" [Bruno García: "I was already how I am now before Juanma Moreno, I didn't suddenly become like this"] (in Spanish). La Voz del Sur. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "El parlamentario andaluz Bruno García será el candidato del PP a la Alcaldía de Cádiz" [Member of the Parliament of Andalusia Bruno García will be the PP candidate for Mayor of Cádiz]. Nius (in Spanish). Europa Press. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Los 109 diputados electos al Parlamento andaluz de la undécima legislatura" [The 109 deputies elected to the eleventh legislature of the Parliament of Andalusia] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Bruno García sustituye a Ana Mestre en el Parlamento de Andalucía" [Bruno García replaces Ana Mestre in the Parliament of Andalusia] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ Marqués Perales, Juan Manuel (8 April 2021). "Bruno García presidirá el PP de Cádiz, y Erik Domínguez, el de Jaén" [Bruno García will be the president of the Cádiz PP, and Erik Domínguez, Jaén's]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Estos son los parlamentarios jerezanos elegidos en estas elecciones andaluzas" [These are the members of parliament from Jerez elected in these Andalusian elections]. Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ "El jerezano Bruno García será el candidato del PP a la Alcaldía de Cádiz" [Jerez-born Bruno García will be the PP candidate for Mayor of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ Álvarez, Jaime (29 May 2023). "El PP recupera Cádiz: Bruno García será alcalde con mayoría absoluta" [PP recover Cádiz: Bruno García will be mayor with absolute majority] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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