Isabel Rodríguez García (born 1981) is a Spanish politician 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 gov ...

(PSOE), serving as Mayor of

Puertollano Puertollano () is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. The city has a population of 47,035 (2019). Contrasting to the largely rural character of the region, Puertollano stands out for the importance of ...

since 2019. She has been a member of the

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(2003–2007) and the

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(2011–2019).

Biography

Born on 5 June 1981 in Abenójar (

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), she became a member of the Socialist Youth when she was 15 years old. She earned a

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in Law from the

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. Elected as senator at the

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in representation of

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after commanding votes, she became the youngest female member of the Upper House ever. 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. She stood as candidate to the

in the 2011 general election, running second in the PSOE list in

. Elected as member of the 10th term of the

, she renovated her seat at the

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and 2016 general elections. Designated as PSOE's head of list and prospective mayoral candidate vis-à-vis the 2019 Puertollano municipal election in 2019, the PSOE list earned 10 councillors out of a total 21, and she was invested mayor of the municipality on 16 June 2019 with a plurality of votes of the new municipal council, retaining control of what it was a stronghold for the PSOE since the advent of democracy at the 1979 municipal election.

References

1981 births Mayors of places in Castilla–La Mancha Members of the 10th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 11th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 8th Senate of Spain Living people Municipal councillors in the province of Ciudad Real Puertollano {{Spain-mayor-stub