Ángel Pelayo Gordillo Moreno (born 1962) is a Spanish politician of the party Vox. He was elected to the

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and appointed to the

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in 2023.

Biography

Born in Mérida in

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, Gordillo became the director and manager of an agricultural company. As of 2019, he had never married or had children. As a member of the People's Party (PP) from 1990 to 2018, he was a member of the city council and deputy mayor. He was chosen as Vox's candidate for mayor of Mérida in the

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, and his party took two seats on the council. Gordillo was chosen as Vox's candidate for

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in the 2023 Extremaduran regional election. Vox entered the

with five seats, which would allow it to form a majority government with the PP. Negotiations between the two parties stalled, allowing the

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(PSOE) to install its candidate for President of the Assembly, the role of

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. PP leader

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went back on her word and formed a government with Vox, giving Gordillo's party control of the Ministry of Agriculture. As part of the coalition agreement, Gordillo was designated a seat in the

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. He maintained his seat in the regional assembly. In July 2024, Vox's national leader

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withdrew the party from all regional governments with the PP due to a row over immigration. The PP then asked Gordillo to resign his Senate seat due to the supporting pact being terminated.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordillo, Angel Pelayo 1962 births Living people People from Mérida, Spain People's Party (Spain) politicians Vox (political party) politicians Members of the 11th Assembly of Extremadura Members of the 15th Senate of Spain