Alberto Rojo Blas Explained

Alberto Rojo
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Guadalajara, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Party:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Office:Mayor of Guadalajara
Term Start:15 June 2019
Office2:Member of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
Term Start2:2003
Term End2:2007
Office3:Mayor of Hita
Term Start3:2003
Term End3:2011
Constituency2:Guadalajara

Alberto Rojo Blas (born 1975) is a Spanish politician, Mayor of Guadalajara since June 2019. He previously served as Mayor of Hita from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Biography

Born in 1975 in Guadalajara, Rojo earned a diploma in Business Sciencies from the University of Alcalá.[1] He become a member of the Socialist Youth organization in Guadalajara, becoming their Secretary-General, in what it was his first political responsibility.[2] He was Mayor of Hita between 2003 and 2011.[3] He was a member of the 6th Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (2003–2007).[4] Employed at the logistics company Grupo Pol between 2010 and 2015, Rojo was appointed as Delegate of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla–La Mancha in Guadalajara in 2015. He led the PSOE list vis-à-vis the May 2019 municipal election in Guadalajara. Following the announcement of a government agreement with Citizens,[5] [6] Rojo was invested Mayor on 15 June 2019.

He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies from Guadalajara in the 2023 Spanish general election.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberto Rojo Blas Delegado de la Junta en Guadalajara. JCCM. 15 June 2019.
  2. Romero. David. 10 May 2019. Las fotos de su vida de Alberto Rojo. En Castilla-La Mancha.
  3. 2018-11-26. Alberto Rojo, alcalde de Hita de 2003 a 2011, candidato oficial del PSOE a la Alcaldía de Guadalajara en mayo de 2019. El Heraldo del Henares. 15 June 2019.
  4. Bachiller. Carmen. 2018-11-22. El delegado de la Junta quiere ésser candidato a la Alcaldía de Guadalajara. eldiario.es. 15 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Cs i PSOE pacten governar dos anys cadascun en les alcaldies de Ciudad Real i Albacete. Europa Press. 13 June 2019 . 13 June 2019.
  6. Jiménez. S.. 2019-06-13. PSOE y Ciudadanos sellan en Castilla-La Mancha su primer gran pacto para repartirse gobiernos municipales. Periódico CLM. 15 June 2019.
  7. Web site: 2023-07-23 . Resultados Castilla-La Mancha: El PP logra dar el vuelco y se impone como el partido más votado . 2023-08-16 . Diario ABC . es.