Javier García (politician, born 1982)

Javier García Ibáñez (born 14 August 1982) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician. He was a councillor (2003–2025) and the mayor (2015–2025) of Arnedo in La Rioja. He was elected to the Parliament of La Rioja in 2023 and became secretary general of the PSOE in the region in 2025.

Biography

Born in Calahorra in La Rioja, García was elected to the council in Arnedo in 2003. In April 2012, he was elected as leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the town, with 50.6% of the vote.[1] In 2015, he was elected mayor, ending 12 years of Juan Antonio Abad Pérez of the People's Party. He was elected to lead the 17-member council by the eight members of his party and the one from the United Left.[2] Four years later, his party won an absolute majority with ten seats.[3]

García was named spokesperson of the governing board of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) in May 2016, replacing another Socialist mayor in La Rioja, Laura Rivado of Haro.[4] He was named in the executive of the regional PSOE by secretary general Concha Andreu in June 2021, becoming secretary of institutional relations.[5]

In 2023, García won a third term as mayor, as well as being elected to the Parliament of La Rioja, where he was made the party's spokesperson.[6] On 16 December 2024, having run unopposed, he became the new secretary general of the PSOE in La Rioja.[7] The following 26 February he left his office as mayor of Arnedo, ceding it to Rosa María Herce,[8] who also inherited his office as leader of the local party branch in June.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Javier García recibe el apoyo del 50,60% de la asamblea como secretario general del PSOE en Arnedo" [Javier García receives the support of 50.60% of the assembly as secretary general of the PSOE in Arnedo]. La Rioja (in Spanish). EFE. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ Pascual, Ernesto (13 June 2015). "García, elegido alcalde del PSOE" [García, elected mayor from the PSOE]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ Pascual, Ernesto (27 May 2019). "El PSOE arrasa en Arnedo y Javier García gobernará con mayoría absoluta" [PSOE win by a landslide in Arnedo and Javier García will govern with an absolute majority] (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ "El alcalde de Arnedo se incorpora como vocal a la Junta de Gobierno de FEMP" [Mayor of Arnedo joins as spokesperson of the governing board of the FEMP]. La Rioja (in Spanish). EFE. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ Sáenz, Teri (30 October 2021). "Andreu sitúa a Marrodán como '2' en la nueva ejecutiva de PSOE e incluye a tres consejeros" [Andreu puts Marrodán as 'number 2' in the new PSOE executive and includes three ministers]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ^ Soto, Víctor (26 June 2023). "Javier García será el portavoz socialista en el Parlamento regional" [Javier García will be the Socialist spokesperson in the regional Parliament]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ Victoriano, Diana. "Javier García, nuevo Secretario General del PSOE de La Rioja al presentarse como único candidato" [Javier García, new Secretary General of the PSOE of La Rioja having run unopposed] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Rosa Herce asume el cargo de alcaldesa de Arnedo" [Rosa Herce assumes office as mayor of Arnedo] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Rosa Herce elegida nueva Secretaria General del PSOE de Arnedo" [Rosa Herce elected new Secretary General of the Arnedo PSOE] (in Spanish). Radio Arnedo. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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