Carmen Picazo
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María del Carmen Picazo Pérez[1] (born 1975)[2] is a Spanish lawyer and politician for the Citizens party. She has led the party in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha since her election in 2019.
Biography[]
Born in Albacete, Picazo graduated in Law from the University of Castilla–La Mancha, and is a lawyer for criminal and civil cases.[3] She joined Citizens in 2013, and was elected to Albacete City Council as the party's list leader in the 2015 elections.[3]
In March 2019, she received 94% of the votes to lead the party's campaign in the Castilian-Manchegan regional election in May.[2] With 11% of the votes and four seats, the party entered the legislature as its third party.[4] In July of the same year, she was added to Citizens' national executive body.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Ponemos nombre y cara a los 33 diputados elegidos para las Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha" [We put names and faces to the 33 MPs elected to the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha] (in Spanish). El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Carmen Picazo, confirmada como candidata de Ciudadanos a la Presidencia de Castilla-La Mancha" [Carmen Picazo, confirmed as Citizens' candidate for the Presidency of Castilla-La Mancha]. El Diario (in Spanish). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b Aznar, Kiko (25 February 2019). "Carmen Picazo se presenta a las primarias para la Junta de Comunidades" [Carmen Picazo puts herself forward for the primaries for the Regional Government] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "El PSOE de Emiliano García-Page consigue mayoría absoluta para gobernar Castilla-La Mancha" [Emiliano García-Page's PSOE achieve an absolute majority to govern Castile-Mancha] (in Spanish). CM Media. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Carmen Picazo sustituye a Orlena de Miguel en la Ejecutiva nacional de Ciudadanos" [Carmen Picazo replaces Orlena de Miguel in Citizens' national executive] (in Spanish). Lanza. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Albacete
- Spanish lawyers
- University of Castilla–La Mancha alumni
- Citizens (Spanish political party) politicians
- Members of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha from Albacete
- Members of the 10th Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
- 21st-century Spanish politicians
- 21st-century Spanish women politicians
- Spanish women lawyers