Ana Mestre

Ana María Mestre García (born 8 July 1981)[1] is a Spanish politician of the People's Party. She has been a member of the Parliament of Andalusia from 2012 to 2019 and again since 2022, and was elected president of the Parliament of Andalusia in 2026. She was a city councillor in Cádiz (2007–2012) and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (2015–2019).

Biography

Born in Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Mestre became president of the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) her hometown in 2002 and in the Province of Cádiz from 2004 to 2006. She was elected to the city council of Cádiz in 2007, serving as the councillor in charge of education in the administration of mayor Teófila Martínez.[2][3] Mestre left the Cádiz city council after being elected to the Parliament of Andalusia in the 2012 Andalusian regional election.[4]

Mestre was the PP candidate for mayor of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the 2015 Spanish local elections, losing to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[5] She did not run again in 2019.[6]

Mestre resigned from the regional parliament in February 2019 after being named the Regional Government of Andalusia's delegate in the province of Cádiz; her seat was taken by her cousin Bruno García.[7] In the 2022 Andalusian regional election, she led the PP list in the Cádiz constituency with García in second.[8] The party took 8 of the 15 available seats.[9] Her party formed government and named Jesús Aguirre as president of the Parliament of Andalusia, the role of speaker, with Mestre as vice president.[10]

In the 2026 Andalusian regional election, Mestre was second on the PP list in Cádiz, behind Antonio Sanz.[11] Her party took seven of 15 seats.[12] The PP came first but lost its majority, forming a government with Vox; for Vox's Cristina Peláez to take the role as vice president of the parliament, Aguirre resigned and was appointed to the Senate of Spain, while Mestre was promoted to his office.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ana Maria Mestre García" (in Spanish). People's Party (Spain). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Sánchez Zambrano, Francisco (5 February 2019). "Ana Mestre, una 'morenista' al frente de la Junta en la provincia" [Ana Mestre, a follower of Moreno in charge of the Regional Government in the province]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Del Campo, Almudena (5 February 2019). "Ana Mestre, nueva delegada del Gobierno de la Junta en Cádiz" [Ana Mestre, new delegate of the Regional Government in Cádiz]. La Voz de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ana Mestre abandona el Ayuntamiento de Cádiz" [Ana Mestre leaves Cádiz City Council]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 30 April 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Cruz, Cristina (25 May 2015). "Ana Mestre (PP) lamenta la "grandísima abstención" y anuncia que seguirá "por Sanlúcar hasta la muerte"" [Ana Mestre (PP) laments the "massive abstention" and announces that she will carry on "for Sanlúcar until I die"] (in Spanish). Viva Cádiz. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Carmen Pérez Becerra será la candidata a la Alcaldía de Sanlúcar por el PP" [Carmen Pérez Becerra will be the PP candidate for mayor of Sanlúcar] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bruno García sustituye a Ana Mestre en el Parlamento de Andalucía" [Bruno García replaces Ana Mestre in the Parliament of Andalusia] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Lista de PP por Cádiz a las elecciones de Andalucía del 19J" [PP list in Cádiz in the Andalusian elections on 19 June]. ABC (in Spanish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Elecciones Andalucía 2022: Estos son los 15 parlamentarios por Cádiz" [2022 Andalusia elections: These are the 15 parliamentarians for Cádiz]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 Vega, Antonio R. (23 July 2026). "Ana Mestre, elegida nueva presidenta del Parlamento andaluz con el respaldo del PP y Vox en sustitución de Jesús Aguirre" [Ana Mestre, elected new president of the Parliament of Andalusia with the support of PP and Vox and replacing Jesús Aguirre]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Sánchez Zambrano, Francisco (8 April 2026). "Continuismo en la lista del PP de Cádiz que encabezará Antonio Sanz" [Continuity on the PP list in Cádiz that Antonio Sanz will lead]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Elecciones en Andalucía 2026: Estos son los 15 parlamentarios electos por Cádiz" [2026 election in Andalusia: These are the 15 parliamentarians elected for Cádiz]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 18 May 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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