Pablo Casado

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Pablo Casado (2018)

Pablo Casado Blanco ( ˈpaβlo kaˈsaðo ˈβlaŋko ; born February 1, 1981 in Palencia ) is a Spanish politician ( PP ). He has been chairman of the Partido Popular since July 21, 2018 . From 2015 to 2018 he was the party's deputy general secretary.

Political career

Casado joined the People's Party (PP) in 2003 when he was still a student.

At the 19th extraordinary party congress of the Partido Popular, Casado ran against the former deputy prime minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría for the office of party chairman after the former prime minister Mariano Rajoy had lost the vote of no confidence in parliament and announced his resignation as chairman. In the subsequent vote, Casado won the election with 1,701 (57.2%) versus 1,250 (42%) votes.

Web links

Commons : Pablo Casado Blanco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Casado, el joven que venció a la todopoderosa Cospedal. La Vanguardia , July 5, 2018, accessed July 24, 2018 .
  2. Natalia Junquera: Pablo Casado vence en el congreso del PP y consuma el giro a la derecha. El País , July 22, 2018, accessed July 24, 2018 .