Andrés Ocaña Rabadán (26 April 1955 – 2 March 2017) was a Spanish politician and academic who served as the mayor of Córdoba from 2009 to 2011. Ocaña was born in the town of

Aguilar de la Frontera Aguilar, or in full Aguilar de la Frontera, is a municipality and town in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain, near the small river Cabra, from the provincial capital, Córdoba, on the Córdoba-Málaga railway. As Ancient Ipag ...

in the Province of Córdoba in 1955. He served as a member of the Córdoba city council from 1995 until 2011 during the rule of the governing

United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (. IULV–CA) is the Andalusian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Toni Valero is the current General Coordinator. It is a current part of the electoral ...

(IU). In 2009, Córdoba mayor

Rosa Aguilar Rosa Aguilar Rivera (born 7 July 1957) is a Spanish politician who was the Minister of Rural and Marine Environment between 2010 and 2012. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. She also was the mayor of Córdoba between 199 ...

resigned from office when she was appointed counselor of the government of

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. Ocaña succeeded Aguilar as the city's mayor. Ocaña served as Mayor from 2009 until 2011, when the opposition People's Party (PP) won an

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in the Córdoba city council in the 2011 municipal elections. Ocaña died of a

myocardial infarction A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may ...

on 2 March 2017, at the age of 62.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ocana, Andres 1955 births 2017 deaths Politicians from Andalusia United Left (Spain) politicians Mayors of Córdoba, Spain People from Campiña Sur (Córdoba)