Juanma Moreno Explained

Juanma Moreno
Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent
Honorific Suffix:MP OIC
Office:6th President of the Autonomous Government of Andalusia
Deputy:Juan Marín (2019–2022)
Term Start:18 January 2019
Predecessor:Susana Díaz
Office2:President of the People's Party of Andalusia
Term Start2:1 March 2014
Predecessor2:Juan Ignacio Zoido
Office3:Member of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start3:12 March 2000
Term End3:2 April 2004
Constituency3:Cantabria
Term Start4:1 March 2007
Term End4:13 December 2011
Constituency4:Málaga
Office5:Member of the Senate
Term Start5:3 June 2014
Term End5:27 September 2017
Constituency5:Parliament of Andalusia
Office6:Member of the Parliament of Andalusia
Term Start6:16 April 2015
Constituency6:Málaga
Term Start7:3 March 1996
Term End7:12 March 2000
Constituency7:Málaga
Birth Name:Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla
Birth Date:1 May 1970
Birth Place:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Party:People's Party
Children:3
Alma Mater:Camilo José Cela University

Juan Manuel "Juanma" Moreno Bonilla (born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish politician and president of the Andalusian branch of the People's Party. Since 18 January 2019, he has been the President of the Government of Andalusia.[1] He represented the Cantabria constituency in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2000 to 2004 and the Málaga constituency from 2007 to 2011. He has also been a member of the Senate of Spain and Parliament of Andalusia.

Early life and education

Born in Barcelona (Catalonia) in 1970 as the second child of two Andalusian immigrants (Juan Moreno & María Bonilla) originating from the town of Alhaurín el Grande in the Province of Málaga, Juan Manuel Moreno was only three months old when his family returned to their homeland, where he spent his childhood.[2] Moreno acquired his bachelor's degree in Protocol and Institutional Relations at Camilo José Cela University (UCJC).[3]

Political career

Moreno started his career in the realm of politics when he ran, as a 24-year-old, in the Malaga municipal elections in the list of the Partido Popular (People's Party), the main conservative party in Spain, being elected city councillor. He also held the position of President of the New Generations of the party and coordinated the party's regional politics alongside Javier Arenas, who, as Moreno would from 2014 onwards, held the presidency of the party's Andalusian branch between 1993 and 1999.[4]

Councillor, Málaga City Council (1995–1997)

In 1995, at the age of 25, he was elected Councillor for Youth and Sport of the Málaga city government, with Celia Villalobos as Mayor,[5] as well as President of the Municipal Board of the district of Campanillas and Puerto de la Torre.[6] A year later, he was already President of Nuevas Generaciones de Andalucía.

Regional deputy in the Parliament of Andalusia (1997–2000)

In 1997, at the age of 27, he was elected Member of Parliament for Malaga and spokesman for the Popular Parliamentary Group's Youth during the V Legislature of the Parliament of Andalusia. He was also elected president of New Generations at the national level and responsible for the party's Autonomous and Local Policy.[7] [8]

National Representative in Congress (2000–2011)

He was a national deputy in the Congress during the VII (for Cantabria), VIII, IX and X legislatures, acting as deputy spokesman of the Popular Group in the Science and Technology Commission and as secretary in the Social Affairs Commission.

He obtained a degree in Protocol and Organization of Events from the Camilo José Cela University, as well as several of his own degrees (Higher University Degree in Protocol and Institutional Relations from the Camilo José Cela University, Master's Degree in Business Management and Administration from the Escuela Autónoma de Dirección de Empresas and the Leadership Program for Public Management from IESE Business School) and a prize (Golden master's degree from the Royal Forum for Senior Management).[9]

In September 2006, he married Granada-based political scientist Manuela Villena.[10]

In the 2018 Andalusian elections, the People's Party list led by Moreno obtained a representation of 26 seats in the parliament, finishing second behind the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), which had been the only party in the government of Andalusia since Spain became a democracy, obtaining 33 seats.[11] Despite the PP scoring one of its worst historical results in this autonomy, it was able to reach a government agreement with the liberal Ciudadanos (Cs), which had obtained 21 seats, and secured the support of Vox, the young far-right party that obtained 12 seats. This way, Moreno was elected president with the support of 59 of the 109 members in the Parliament of Andalusia.[12] He thus became the first conservative president of Andalusia in Spain's four-decade-long democracy.[13]

Due to the rejection by Vox of the 2022 budget, Moreno called for snap elections. In the 2022 autonomous elections, PP got an absolute majority with 58 seats, stopping Vox and defeating PSOE in its former stronghold.

Notes and References

  1. News: El candidato a la alcaldía de Sevilla será quien más garantías nos dé. Cabello. Alberto. 23 October 2017. El Correo. Spanish. 7 November 2017.
  2. News: Hijo de emigrantes y nieto de jornalero. Codina. Esperanza. 2014-02-11. El País. 2019-01-20. es. 1134-6582.
  3. Web site: ¿Quién es Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, el nuevo presidente de Andalucía?. 20Minutos. 2018-11-16. 20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias. es. 2019-01-20.
  4. Web site: ¿Quién es Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, el nuevo presidente de Andalucía?. 20Minutos. 2018-11-16. 20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias. es. 2019-01-20.
  5. Web site: Moreno Bonilla, el 'tapado' de... Twitter. 2014-02-11. ELMUNDO. es. 2020-05-13.
  6. Web site: Moreno Bonilla, el 'tapado' de... Twitter. 2014-02-11. ELMUNDO. es. 2020-05-13.
  7. News: Codina. Esperanza. 2014-02-11. Hijo de emigrantes y nieto de jornalero. es. El País. 2020-05-13. 1134-6582.
  8. Web site: Un 'cocinero' en la calle Génova. 2008-02-28. Diario Sur. es-ES. 2020-05-13.
  9. Web site: El curioso currículum menguante de Moreno Bonilla, el futuro presidente del PP andaluz. Hevia. Lucrecia. eldiario.es. 13 February 2014 . es. 2020-05-13.
  10. Web site: El malagueño cercano que ha conquistado Madrid. 2011-11-10. Diario Sur. es-ES. 2020-05-13.
  11. Web site: Resultados Elecciones Andaluzas 2D Andalucía 2018. ABCdeSevilla.es. 2019-01-20.
  12. Web site: El PP pone fin a 36 años de socialismo en Andalucía gracias a Vox. 2019-01-17. Las Provincias. es. 2019-01-20.
  13. Diego Torres (January 16, 2019), 5 takeaways from Andalusia’s government change Politico Europe.