Ángel Pelayo Gordillo Explained

Ángel Pelayo Gordillo Moreno (born 1962)^[1] is a Spanish politician of the party Vox. He was elected to the Assembly of Extremadura and appointed to the Senate in 2023.

Biography

Born in Mérida in Extremadura, Gordillo became the director and manager of an agricultural company.^[1] As of 2019, he had never married or had children.^[2]

As a member of the People's Party (PP) from 1990 to 2018, he was a member of the city council and deputy mayor.^[3] He was chosen as Vox's candidate for mayor of Mérida in the 2019 Spanish local elections, and his party took two seats on the council.^[4]

Gordillo was chosen as Vox's candidate for President of the Regional Government of Extremadura in the 2023 Extremaduran regional election.^[5] Vox entered the Assembly of Extremadura with five seats, which would allow it to form a majority government with the PP. Negotiations between the two parties stalled, allowing the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) to install its candidate for President of the Assembly, the role of speaker.^[6] PP leader María Guardiola went back on her word and formed a government with Vox, giving Gordillo's party control of the Ministry of Agriculture.^[7]

As part of the coalition agreement, Gordillo was designated a seat in the Senate of Spain.^[8] He maintained his seat in the regional assembly.^[9] In July 2024, Vox's national leader Santiago Abascal 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.^[10]

Notes and References

News: Ángel Pelayo Gordillo, candidato de Vox en Mérida. Ángel Pelayo Gordillo, Vox candidate in Mérida . 29 June 2024 . . 23 April 2019 . Spanish.
News: Un exconcejal del PP, candidato de Vox a la alcaldía de Mérida. An ex-PP councillor, Vox candidate for mayor of Mérida . 29 June 2024 . Extremadura 7 Días . 23 April 2019 . Spanish.
News: El exconcejal del PP Ángel Pelayo Gordillo, candidato de VOX a la Alcaldía de Mérida. Ex-PP councillor Ángel Pelayo Gordillo, Vox candidate for mayor of Mérida. 29 June 2024 . . . 22 April 2019 . Spanish.
News: Vox gana un segundo concejal en Mérida, aunque el PSOE mantiene la mayoría absoluta. Vox win a second councillor in Mérida, although the PSOE maintain an absolute majority. 29 June 2024 . . 29 May 2019 . Spanish.
News: Ángel Pelayo Gordillo candidato de Vox a la presidencia de la Junta de Extremadura. Ángel Pelayo Gordillo Vox candidate for president of the Regional Government of Extremadura. 29 June 2024 . . 20 May 2023 . Spanish.
News: El PSOE presidirá la Asamblea de Extremadura tras el fracaso de las negociaciones entre PP y Vox. PSOE will have the presidency of the Assembly of Extremadura after the failure of negotiations between the PP and Vox. 29 June 2024 . . 20 June 2023 . Spanish.
News: Vigario . David . PP y Vox pactan gobernar Extremadura: los de Abascal tendrán una Consejería y Guardiola dice que su palabra "no es tan importante como el futuro de los extremeños". PP and Vox form a pact to govern Extremadura: Abascal's party will have one Ministry and Guardiola says that her word "is not as important as the future of the Extremadurans". 29 June 2024 . . 30 June 2023 . Spanish.
News: Soriano . Juan . Hernández . Ana B. . Vara y Gordillo serán los senadores por designación de la Asamblea de Extremadura. Vara and Gordillo will be the senators by designation of the Assembly of Extremadura. 29 June 2024 . Hoy . 18 July 2023 . Spanish.
News: Expósito . Luis . Pelayo Gordillo mantendrá su escaño en la Asamblea cuando sea senador. Pelayo Gordillo will maintain his seat in the Assembly when he is senator. 29 June 2024 . Hoy . 19 July 2023 . Spanish.
News: El PP de Extremadura pide la dimisión del senador de Vox Pelayo Gordillo alegando que el asiento es suyo y se le cedió. Extremadura PP asks for the resignation of Vox senator Pelayo Gordillo alleging that the seat is theirs and that it was lent to him . 12 July 2024 . . 12 July 2024 . Spanish.