Pablo Fernández Santos (born 4 June 1976) is a Spanish politician,

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in the

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and member of Podemos.

Biography

Born in León, Pablo Fernández graduated in

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from the

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. He has been

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, running a press

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in his hometown.«Mi familia no entiende esta entrega a Podemos sin cobrar nada».
Diario de Valladolid. 12 November 2014. In 2014 he began his activism in Podemos, being elected representative to the Citizen Council of the party. In February 2015, he was elected as

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of Podemos in

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by the party's bases, likewise being designated in April as presidential candidate of the

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and obtaining in the regional elections of May representation of all provinces, except for Soria, in the

. In May 2017, he was reelected Secretary-General of Podemos-Castile and León.Pablo Fernández es reelegido secretario de Podemos en Castilla y León con el 71,95 por ciento de los votos.
ABC. 22 May 2017.

References

People from León, Spain 1976 births Complutense University of Madrid alumni Podemos (Spanish political party) politicians Living people 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 {{CastileLeón-politician-stub