Óscar Fernández (politician)
Óscar Arturo Fernández Calle (born 1975 or 1976)[1] is a Spanish politician of the party Vox. He was elected to the Assembly of Extremadura in 2023 and was named his party's lead candidate in 2025.
Biography
Born in Cáceres in Extremadura, Fernández is married and has two children as of 2023.[1] He has a degree in nursing from the University of Extremadura and a master's degree in marketing.[1] As of 2023, he was regional manager for a multinational pharmaceutical company.[1]
Fernández became president of Vox in the Province of Cáceres in 2019, and was their lead candidate for Senate of Spain in the Cáceres constituency in that November's general election.[1]
At the start of 2023, Fernández was named as Vox's lead candidate for the Assembly of Extremadura in the Cáceres constituency, ahead of elections in May.[1] He was one of six members elected from his party.[2]
On 11 November 2025, Vox's national executive announced that Fernández would be the party's lead candidate for snap elections in Extremadura the following month. The previous list leader, Ángel Pelayo Gordillo, was set to lead the party in the Senate.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Óscar Fernández Calle será el cabeza de lista de VOX a las autonómicas por la provincia de Cáceres" [Óscar Fernández Calle will be the Vox list leader in the autonomous elections in the Province of Cáceres] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ Sánchez Rodríguez, Rocío (31 May 2023). "Estos son los 65 nombres que conformarán la Asamblea de Extremadura" [These are the 65 names that will make up the Assembly of Extremadura]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ Mullor, Carlos (11 November 2025). "Óscar Fernández, candidato de Vox para las elecciones extremeñas" [Óscar Fernández, Vox candidate for the Extremaduran elections]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2025.