Ángel Ceña Tutor (born 24 October 1967) is a Spanish civil servant and politician. As the lead candidate for the party Soria ¡Ya! (SY) within the coalition Empty Spain (EV), he was elected to the Cortes of Castile and León in the 2022 elections.

Biography

Born in

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial populati ...

, Castile and León, Ceña graduated in Law and History from the

University of Valladolid The University of Valladolid is a public university located in the city of Valladolid, Valladolid province, autonomous region of Castile and Leon, Spain. Established in the 13th century, it is one of the oldest universities in the world. The u ...

. He then became a civil servant, obtaining the role of chief transport inspector. In 2019, he took part in a protest in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

to raise awareness of the depopulating rural areas known as "Empty Spain". When regional president

Alfonso Fernández Mañueco Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (born 29 April 1965) is a Spanish politician who serves as the President of the Junta of Castile and León since 2019. He is also the chairman of the People's Party of Castile and León since 2017. He served as Mayor o ...

called a

snap election A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled. Generally, a snap election in a parliamentary system (the dissolution of parliament) is called to capitalize on an unusual electoral opportunity or to ...

for February 2022. In January, he was chosen to lead the campaign for Soria ¡Ya! (SY), a regionalist party within the Empty Spain (EV) platform. The party was the most voted for in the province with 42.6% of the votes, taking three of the five seats. Ceña is a fan of his hometown football club

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

, and Atlético Madrid.

References

1967 births Living people People from Soria University of Valladolid alumni 21st-century Spanish politicians Members of the 11th Cortes of Castile and León {{CastileLeón-politician-stub