Alberto Rojo Blas (born 1975) is a Spanish politician, Mayor of Guadalajara since June 2019. He previously served as Mayor of Hita from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gove ...

(PSOE).

Biography

Born in 1975 in Guadalajara, Rojo earned a diploma in Business Sciencies from the

University of Alcalá The University of Alcalá ( es, Universidad de Alcalá) is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region. It was founded in 1293 as a ...

. He become a member of the Socialist Youth organization in Guadalajara, becoming their Secretary-General, in what it was his first political responsibility. He was Mayor of Hita between 2003 and 2011. He was a member of the 6th Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (2003-2007). Employed at the logistics company Grupo Pol between 2010 and 2015, Rojo was appointed as Delegate of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla–La Mancha in Guadalajara in 2015. He led the PSOE list vis-à-vis the May 2019 municipal election in Guadalajara. Following the announcement of a government agreement with Citizens, Rojo was invested Mayor on 15 June 2019.

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Mayors of places in Castilla–La Mancha Guadalajara, Spain municipal councillors Living people Members of the 6th Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians University of Alcalá alumni 1975 births {{CastillaLaMancha-politician-stub