Ana García D'Atri (born 1967) is a Spanish editor, journalist and politician.
Biography
Born in
Madrid
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on 28 October 1967, she graduated in Sciences of the Information (Journalism) at the
Complutense University of Madrid
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(UCM). She worked as journalist for OTR/Press, Colpisa, ''
La Gaceta de los Negocios'' and ''
La Voz de Almería
''La Voz de Almería'' is a local daily newspaper published in Almería, Spain. It has been in circulation since 1939. It is one of the leading papers of the region.
History and profile
''La Voz de Almería'' was established in 1939 as ''Yugo'', ...
''. In 1995 she started to work as editor at
Ediciones B
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and
Planeta.
She entered politics in 2011, as she ran in the
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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(PSOE) list led by
Jaime Lissavetzky for the
May 2011 municipal election in Madrid. She was elected city councillor and became the Spokeswoman of Arts, Tourism and Sports of the Socialist Municipal Group at the
Ayuntamiento de Madrid
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The city council is composed by three bodies: the Mayor of Madrid, mayor, who leads the city council and the execut ...
during the 2011–2015 term.
She was included in the PSOE list for the
2015 Madrilenian regional election and became a member of the 10th term of the regional legislature, in which he served as Spokeswoman of the Socialist Parliamentary Group at the Commission of Culture. In May 2016 he was tentatively included by
Pedro Sánchez
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as a member of his "Committee of Wise Men" (a sort of informal
shadow cabinet) in the field of Culture.
She resigned to her seat at the
Assembly of Madrid
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It is elected every four years during the S ...
on 30 December 2016, as she intended to return to her professional activity as editor.
References
Madrid city councillors (2011–2015)
Members of the 10th Assembly of Madrid
Members of the Socialist Parliamentary Group (Assembly of Madrid)
Spanish editors
Spanish women editors
Spanish journalists
1967 births
Living people
Complutense University of Madrid alumni
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