Noelia Vera Explained

Noelia Vera Ruiz-Herrera (born 27 October 1985)^[1] is a Spanish journalist and former politician of the Podemos party. She was a member of the Congress of Deputies from 2015 to her resignation in 2021, and was the Secretary of State for Equality from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Born in Cádiz, Vera was raised on a farm in nearby El Puerto de Santa María. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and a master's degree from King Juan Carlos University, both in the field of journalism. She worked at various media outlets in Spain, Argentina and Colombia, including Diario de Cádiz, CNN+, Telemadrid and EFE. In 2014, she became editor and occasional host of La Tuerka, a discussion show anchored by Podemos founder Pablo Iglesias.^{[1] [2]}

Vera was chosen as Podemos's lead candidate for the 2015 Spanish general election in the Cádiz constituency,^[3] and was elected.^[4] Having been re-elected three times, in January 2020 she was made Secretary of State for Equality by Minister of Equality Irene Montero.^[5]

In June 2021, as Ione Belarra succeeded Iglesias as leader of Podemos, Vera rose to third position in the party's national executive, the Citizens' Council.^[6]

In October 2021, Vera resigned her seat and government post, and retired from politics for personal reasons. She was succeeded by Juan Antonio Delgado and Ángela Rodríguez, respectively.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Noelia Vera dimite como número dos de Irene Montero y deja sus cargos en Podemos: "Hay que saber parar". Noelia Vera resigns as Irene Montero's number two and leaves her roles in Podemos: "You have to know when to stop". 20 February 2022 . . 30 September 2021 . Spanish.
2. News: Ruiz Valdivia . Antonio . 15 cosas que no sabías de Noelia Vera. 15 things you didn't know about Noelia Vera. 20 February 2022 . . 4 September 2019 . Spanish.
3. News: Un total de 11 partidos aspiran a ocupar los escaños de la provincia de Cádiz. A total of 11 parties hope to take the province of Cádiz's seats . 20 February 2022 . . 19 November 2015 . Spanish.
4. News: Elecciones generales 2015: la lista completa de diputados y senadores . 20 February 2022 . HuffPost. 21 December 2015 . Spanish.
5. News: El equipo del Ministerio de Igualdad promete construir un país "verdadera feminista" al tomar posesión. Ministry of Equality team promise to build a "truly feminist" country upon taking office . 20 February 2022 . . 31 January 2020 . Spanish.
6. News: La gaditana Noelia Vera, número tres del Consejo Ciudadano de Podemos tras elegir a Belarra nueva líder. Cádiz-born Noelia Vera, number three in Podemos's Citizens' Council after electing Belarra as new leader. 20 February 2022 . . 13 June 2021 . Spanish.
7. News: La secretaria de Estado de Igualdad, Noelia Vera, deja la política. Secretary of State for Equality, Noelia Vera, leaves politics . 20 February 2022 . . 4 October 2021 . Spanish.