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Spanish politician
Natalia Chueca Muñoz (born 1976)
[1] is a Spanish
People's Party (PP) politician. She has been a member of the city council in
Zaragoza since 2019 and mayor since 2023.
Early and personal life
Born in
Zaragoza , Chueca is married and has three children as of 2023.
[1] She graduated in business administration and management from the
University of Zaragoza in 1998 and earned a
Master of Business Administration from the
EADA Business School in
Barcelona .
[1] She worked in marketing as well as giving classes for the MBA course at
ESIC University .
[1] She was director of marketing for the Zaragoza-based toy retailers
Imaginarium SA .
[2]
[3]
Political career
Chueca was placed sixth on the
People's Party (PP) list headed by
Jorge Azcón for the
2019 Zaragoza City Council election ; she was the second highest candidate on the list to not have previous political experience.
[4] She was made councillor in charge of public services and mobility in Azcón's administration.
[5]
In January 2023, Azcón, in his role as leader of the
People's Party of Aragon , named Chueca as his successor as candidate for mayor in the
city council election .
[6] She ran on a platform including improving relationships between residents and institutions, increasing social support, improving public transport and infrastructure, and rebuilding
La Romareda stadium for the
2030 FIFA World Cup .
[7]
The 2023 election results saw the PP rise by seven seats to 15 out of 31, and Chueca was invested as mayor. All three provincial capitals of
Aragon , the others being
Huesca and
Teruel , had PP women mayors.
[8] In September 2023, she was chosen by national PP leader
Alberto Núñez Feijóo as spokeswoman of the
Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP).
[9]
References
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"Quién es Natalia Chueca, candidata del PP a la alcaldía de Zaragoza" [Who is Natalia Chueca, PP candidate for mayor of Zaragoza] (in Spanish).
Onda Cero . 21 May 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ Sereno, Eva (21 September 2017).
"Imaginarium celebra su 25 aniversario con un nuevo diseño de KicoNico de María Escoté" [Imaginarium celebrates its 25th birthday with a new KicoNico design by María Escoté]. El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ Serra, Carlota (2 April 2024).
"Cierra Imaginarium, las emblemáticas jugueterías de dos puertas" [Imaginarium, the emblematic toy shops with two doors, close].
Ara (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ López, M. (11 April 2024).
"Azcón sitúa a María Navarro como número 2 de la lista del PP al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza" [Azcón places María Navarro as number 2 on the PP list for Zaragoza City Council].
Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ López, M. (25 July 2019).
"El gobierno dice que a los servicios públicos les faltan 21,4 millones para cerrar el año" [Government says public services need 21.4 million to complete the year]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ Alonso, Jorge (10 January 2023).
"Azcón se decanta por Chueca y la presenta este martes como candidata a la Alcaldía de Zaragoza" [Azcón opts for Churca and presents her this Tuesday as candidate for mayor of Zaragoza]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
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"Programa electoral del PP en Zaragoza: las propuestas de Chueca que han convencido a los ciudadanos" [PP electoral programme in Zaragoza: Chueca's proposals that have convinced the citizens]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
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"Natalia Chueca gobernará Zaragoza en solitario y completa el 'triplete' popular de las capitales aragonesas" [Natalia Chueca will govern Zaragoza outright and complete the PP 'treble' in the Aragonese capitals].
elDiario.es (in Spanish). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
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"Natalia Chueca: "Desde la FEMP trabajaremos para que los españoles de todos los municipios sean iguales" " [Natalia Chueca: "From FEMP we will work so that Spaniards of all municipalities are equal"] (in Spanish).
Europa Press . 23 September 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .