Manuel Domínguez González (born 25 January 1974) is a Spanish People's Party politician. He has been a town councillor (2003–) and the mayor (2011–) of

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, a member of the

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(2009–2011) and the

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(2019–).

Biography

Born in

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, Venezuela, Domínguez graduated with a degree in Business Management and Administration from the Escuela Superior de Management, and a

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from the

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. He was first elected to the town council of

in 2003, becoming treasurer. In 2007 he and the People's Party went into opposition but in his third mandate, starting from 2011, they had an absolute majority and he became mayor. His majority widened in 2015 but fell by one seat in 2019. He was also in the

between 2009 and 2011. In 2012, incumbent Cristina Tavío named Domínguez as the next president of the PP on Tenerife. In the

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, he led the party's list on the island. He ran unopposed to succeed Australia Navarro as leader of the

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, being officially installed in January 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dominguez Gonzalez, Manuel 1974 births Living people Politicians from Caracas University of Wyoming alumni People's Party (Spain) politicians Mayors of places in the Canary Islands Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 10th Parliament of the Canary Islands