Fernando Manzano

Fernando Jesús Manzano Pedrera (born 3 June 1969)[1] is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). He was a member of the Assembly of Extremadura from 2011 to 2023, serving as president of the legislature for the first four years and second vice president for the remainder.

Biography

Born in Cáceres in Extremadura, Manzano was raised in the nearby small town of Malpartida de Cáceres.[1] He was elected to its council in 1999 and became deputy mayor in 2007, and in 2003 he was elected to the provincial deputation.[1] In 2008, he became secretary general of the People's Party of Extremadura, when José Antonio Monago became the group's president.[1]

In the 2011 Extremaduran regional election, Monago and Manzano led the PP lists in the Badajoz and Cáceres constituencies, respectively.[2] The PP won 32 seats, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 30, and the United Left (IU) three; due to the IU's abstention, Monago was elected President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, and Manzano President of the Assembly of Extremadura, the role of speaker.[3] In the 28th year of the Assembly of Extremadura, he was its first president from the PP or any other party on the right; this would not repeat until 2026 and the election of Manuel Naharro.[4]

Manzano again led the PP list in Cáceres in the 2015 Extremaduran regional election.[5] The PSOE candidate Blanca Martín succeeded him as president of the legislature with the support of Citizens (Cs), and he was second vice president.[6] In 2019, he led the list for a third time,[7] and retained his position behind Martín.[8]

In April 2023, Manzano was awarded the Medal of Honour of the Association of Victims of Terrorism.[9]

For the 2023 Extremaduran regional election, PP candidate for president María Guardiola led a list comprising new names for 80%, in which Manzano did not feature.[10] As president, Guardiola named Manzano as secretary general for the interior, emergencies and civil protection in her government.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Fernando Manzano presidirá la asamblea extremeña" [Fernando Manzano will be president of the Assembly of Extremadura]. El Economista (in Spanish). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Monago y Manzano encabezan la lista de PP-EU a la Asamblea de Extremadura en Badajoz y Cáceres" [Monago and Manzano lead the PP-United Extremadura lists to the Assembly of Extremadura in Badajoz and Cáceres] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Fernando Manzano, del PP, elegido presidente del Parlamento extremeño" [Fernando Manzano, of the PP, elected president of the Extremaduran parliament] (in Spanish). RTVE. EFE. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Ocho presidentes en 43 años de democracia en Extremadura" [Eight presidents in 43 years of democracy in Extremadura] (in Spanish). Canal Extremadura. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ^ Vinagre, Celestino J. (13 April 2015). "El PP mete en la lista a 25 de sus 32 diputados y lleva a todos los consejeros menos a Checa" [PP puts on its list 25 of its 32 deputies and all its ministers except Checa]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. ^ Cid de Rivera, Antonio (24 June 2015). "Blanca Martín, elegida presidenta de la Asamblea de Extremadura con los votos del PSOE y C's" [Blanca Martín, elected president of the Assembly of Extremadura with the votes of PSOE and C's]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. ^ Vinagre, Celestino J. (22 April 2019). "El PP cambia la mitad de su lista a la Asamblea y hace un hueco a Elena Nevado" [PP changes half of its list for the Assembly and makes a space for Elena Nevado]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  8. ^ "La Mesa de la Asamblea pasa de 6 a 8 miembros para que entre Unidas por Extremadura" [Board of the Assembly goes from 6 to 8 members so that Unidas por Extremadura can enter]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). EFE. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. ^ "El vicepresidente segundo de la Asamblea de Extremadura, Fernando Manzano, premiado con la Medalla de Honor de la AVT" [Second vice president of the Assembly of Extremadura, Fernando Manzano, awarded the Medal of Honour of the AVT] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Renovación en las listas del PP a la Asamblea" [Renewal in the PP lists for the Assembly of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Canal Extremadura. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Manzano y Hernández Carrón, nuevos secretarios generales Interior y Presupuestos de Junta" [Manzano and Hernández Carrón, new secretaries general for the interior and budgets in the regional government] (in Spanish). Región Digital. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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