Cristina Valido García Explained

Cristina Valido García
Birth Date:28 August 1969
Birth Place:Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Party:Canarian Coalition
Office:Member of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start:17 August 2023
Constituency:Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Occupation:BusinesswomanPolitician
Birth Name:Cristina Valido García
Office2:Member of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife
Office1:Member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands
Termstart2:1 July 2003
Termstart1:25 June 2019
Termend1:2 August 2023
Termend2:4 January 2017
Constituency1:Tenerife
President2:Ricardo Melchior Navarro
Alma Mater:University of La Laguna

Cristina Valido García (born 28 August 1969) is a member of Canarian Coalition[1] who serves as the party's member of the Congress of Deputies since August 2023.[2] Between 2017 and 2019, Valido served as the counselor of employment and politics in the government of the Canary Islands under President Fernando Clavijo Batlle.[3]

On January 18 of 2024, Valido entered a controversy regarding her words on an amendment to the Spanish Constitution; the change removed the word "reduced" (disminuidos) from Article 49. During the deputy's subsequent speech, she apologized to people with disabilities, apologizing for the delay. This was met with criticism, as the Spanish word for delay is "retraso" and the derogatory word used against disabled individuals is "retrasado".[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: EFE . 10 June 2023 . Coalición Canaria confirma a Cristina Valido como candidata al Congreso de los Diputados por Santa Cruz de Tenerife . es . Canarias Ahora . 10 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Coalición Canaria confirma a Cristina Valido como candidata al Congreso de los Diputados por Santa Cruz de Tenerife . June 10, 2023 . Canarias Ahora . August 25, 2023.
  3. News: Rodríguez . Desireé . Clavijo afirma que el nuevo Gobierno demostrará "madurez y capacidad de pacto" . 21 August 2018 . . 9 January 2017 . Madrid, Spain . es.
  4. Web site: «Perdón a las personas con discapacidad por el retraso»: las redes cargan contra Cristina Valido . January 18, 2024 . Canarias7 . January 18, 2024.