Rubén Antoñanzas

Rubén Antoñanzas Blanco (born 20 March 1972)[1] is a Spanish politician of the Riojan Party (PR+). He was elected to the city council in Logroño in 2015 and was president of his party from 2017 to 2025.

Antoñanzas gave his support to a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party-led government in Logroño in 2019, and was named as the councillor in charge of sports. During his leadership of PR+, the party failed to win a seat in the Parliament of La Rioja in 2019 or 2023, the latter on a joint list with Empty Spain.

Biography

Antoñanzas was born in Logroño in La Rioja. He has long been involved in scouting, and led the Scout Association in his home region.[2] He is an insurance specialist.[1]

In the 2011 Spanish local elections, Antoñanzas was placed third on the list in Logroño for Ciudadanos de Logroño, a party founded by former mayor Julio Revuelta after his exit from the People's Party (PP). The party fused into the Riojan Party (PR+).[2]

Antoñanzas was chosen as the PR+ candidate for mayor of Logroño in the 2015 Spanish local elections, having run unopposed.[3] He was the only party member elected to the city council.[4]

On 3 June 2017, the 15th Congress of the Riojan Party was held at the University of La Rioja. Antoñanzas was elected party president with 90.9% of the vote, and named Revuelta as secretary general.[5] He was again his party's only representative on the city council in the regional capital in 2019, and struck an agreement to support the 11 councillors of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and install their leader Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza González as mayor, ending eight years of PP government.[6] In the local government, he was put in charge of sports.[7]

Antoñanzas declined the opportunity to be the lead PR+ candidate in the 2019 Riojan regional election, a role that was taken by Revuelta.[8] The list did not win a seat in the Parliament of La Rioja.[9]

In December 2022, having run unopposed, Antoñanzas was re-elected as leader of PR+ at the 16th Congress.[10] He formed a pact with Empty Spain (EV) for the 2023 Riojan regional election, in which their leader Inmaculada Sáenz would lead and he would be second on the list.[11] The decision led to some PR+ figures leaving and forming a new party with ex-PP members, naming it Por La Rioja (PLRi).[12] Neither regionalist party won a seat in the Parliament of La Rioja.[13]

On 15 July 2025, with the 17th party congress to be held in November, Antoñanzas resigned as president of PR+ and named Rita Beltrán as acting president. Antoñanzas, who had retained the party's only seat in Logroño in the 2023 Spanish local elections, said that two terms were enough and that parties should change their leaderships.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "El verano de Rubén Antoñanzas, de campamento scout" [The summer of Rubén Antoñanzas, at a scout camp]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Sin palabras: Rubén Antoñanzas" [Without words: Rubén Antoñanzas] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Rubén Antoñanzas proclamado candidato oficial por el PR+ a la alcaldía de Logroño" [Rubén Antoñanzas proclaimed official candidate for PR+ for mayor of Logroño]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Antoñanzas ha valorado de forma positiva su primer año en el Ayuntamiento de Logroño" [Antoñanzas has valued in a positive way his first year in Logroño City Council]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 28 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Rubén Antoñanzas es proclamado presidente del PR+ con el 90,9% de los votos" [Rubén Antoñanzas is proclaimed president of PR+ with 90.9% of the vote] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ^ "El PSOE gobernará al 78% de la población riojana, incluida la Alcaldía de Logroño" [PSOE will govern 78% of the Riojan population, including the Mayor of Logroño]. El Mundo (in Spanish). EFE. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ ""El deporte como elemento esencial para la salud"" ["Sport as an essential element for health"]. El Día de La Rioja (in Spanish). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ^ Sáenz, E. (20 June 2018). "Julio Revuelta encabezará la candidatura del PR+ en las elecciones al Parlamento" [Julio Revuelta will lead the PR+ candidacy in the elections to Parliament]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ^ Pérez, Cristina (26 May 2019). "El PSOE desbanca al PP en La Rioja, tras 24 años de hegemonía popular" [PSOE dislodges the PP in La Rioja, after 24 years of PP hegemony] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Rubén Antoñanzas, reelegido como presidente del PR+ y con la vista puesta en las próximas elecciones de 2023" [Rubén Antoñanzas, re-elected as president of PR+ and with an eye on the next elections in 2023] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Antoñanzas figura como número 2 del PR+-España Vaciada al Parlamento regional" [Antoñanzas figrues as number 2 for PR+-Empty Spain for the regional Parliament] (in Spanish). EFE. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  12. ^ García, Pío (16 February 2023). "Militantes descontentos del PP y del PR+ ultiman un nuevo partido en torno a Bretón" [Disgruntled members of PP and PR+ are finalising a new party based around Bretón]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  13. ^ Coccio, Luciano (2 June 2023). "Radiografía del voto riojano" [X-ray of the Riojan vote]. La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Rubén Antoñanzas dimite como presidente del PR+ y Rita Beltrán asume la presidencia en funciones" [Rubén Antoñanzas resigns as president of PR+ and Rita Beltrán assumes the acting presidency] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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