Luis Mariano Santos Reyero (born 1969) is a Spanish politician who is the Secretary General of the

Leonese People's Union The Leonese People's Union ( es, Unión del Pueblo Leonés, links=, Leonese: ''Unión del Pueblu Llionés'', UPL) is a regional political party in Castilla y León, Spain. UPL strives to establish a separate autonomous community ( Comunidad Autó ...

. He was the party's sole representative elected to the

Cortes of Castile and León The Cortes of Castile and León (Spanish: ''Cortes de Castilla y León'') is the elected unicameral legislature of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The tradition of the regional Cortes is traced back to the Royal Council (Latin: ' ...

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and

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, and one of three elected in

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Biography

Born in Cistierna,

Province of León León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the cap ...

, he graduated in Political Sciences from the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loca ...

and has a

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in Human Resources. As of 2015, he had been a councillor in his hometown for 12 years. In March 2015, he was chosen as his party's list leader for the Castilian-Leonese regional election in May, having previously been number 2 to Alejandro Valderas. He was his party's only elected representative. Four years later, he repeated the feat. In the 2022 election, the party rose to three deputies, matching

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as its best result. While he and his party support León being a separate

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to Castile, Santos has rejected accusations from the People's Party and

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that he supports full independence: "we are pro-constitution, Spanish and Leonese". The UPL's prospective region comprises the provinces of León, Zamora and

Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...

References

1969 births Living people People from the Province of León Complutense University of Madrid alumni Leaders of political parties in Spain Members of the 9th Cortes of Castile and León Members of the 10th Cortes of Castile and León Members of the 11th Cortes of Castile and León 21st-century Spanish politicians {{CastileLeón-politician-stub