Blanca Fernández Morena Explained

Blanca Fernández
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Politician
Office1:Minister of Equality of the Government of Castilla–La Mancha
Term Start1:8 July 2019
Office2:Spokesperson of the Government of Castilla–La Mancha
Term Start2:8 July 2019
Office3:Member of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start3:21 May 2019
Term End3:8 July 2019
Constituency3:Ciudad Real
Office4:Member of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
Term Start4:2011
Term End4:2019
Constituency4:Ciudad Real
Birth Date:1972 3, df=y
Party:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Blanca Pilar Fernández Morena (born 1972) is a Spanish politician member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), regional minister of Equality and a Spokesperson of the Government of Castilla–La Mancha since July 2019. She was a member of the 8th and 9th Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha as well as the 13th Congress of Deputies.

Biography

Early life

Born on 6 March 1972, she studied Social Work in Cuenca.[1] She served as Mayor of Porzuna between 2001 and 2008.[2]

Regional legislator

Fernández ran second in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) list for Ciudad Real vis-à-vis the 2011 regional election in Castilla–La Mancha headed by Nemesio de Lara; she was elected member of the 8th term of the regional legislature, during which she served as Second Secretary in the parliament's Bureau.[3] Secretary of Organization of the Ciudad Real's branch of the PSOE, she renovated her seat at the 2015 regional election, and, following the restructuring of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the midst of the 9th regional legislative term, she became the spokesperson of her parliamentary group, replacing .[4] [5]

Member of the Congress of Deputies

She contested the April 2019 general election, running as candidate to the Lower House for Ciudad Real. She was elected and became a member of the 13th Congress of Deputies.[6]

Minister of the Government of Castilla–La Mancha

In July 2019, following the results of the May 2019 regional election in Castilla–La Mancha that delivered a qualified majority to the PSOE, Fernández was appointed by Emiliano García-Page (the regional premier who had renovated his mandate for a second term) as Minister for Equality and Spokesperson of the Government of Castilla–La Mancha, thus leaving her seat at the national legislature. She assumed office on 8 July along the rest of ministers of the cabinet.[7]

Notes and References

  1. José Manuel Caballero encabeza la candidatura a las Cortes por la provincia de Ciudad Real. 21 March 2015. La Comarca de Puertollano. 5 August 2019. 14 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100522/http://www.lacomarcadepuertollano.com/diario/noticia/2015_03_21/35. dead.
  2. Íbamos tres amigas y un hombre nos atacó… Le di con una bolsa de hielo en la cabeza y…. 8 July 2016. EnCLM.
  3. Junta Electoral Provincial de Ciudad Real: Certificado de 25/04/2011, de la Junta Electoral Provincial de Ciudad Real, referente a las candidaturas proclamadas para las Elecciones a Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha, a celebrar el día 22 de mayo de 2011. 26 April 2011. Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha. XXX. 79. 15078.
  4. Blanca Fernández: 'La situación política de Cospedal es insostenible'. 29 July 2013. CLM24.
  5. Blanca Fernández es la nueva portavoz del Grupo Socialista. Jiménez. Susana. 7 July 2015. La Tribuna de Toledo.
  6. Web site: XIII Legislatura (2019-Actualidad). Fernández Morena, Blanca. Congress of Deputies.
  7. Web site: Los consejeros del Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha toman posesión de su cargo. 20 July 2019. CMMedia. es.