José Luis Quintana (politician)

José Luis Quintana Álvarez (born 4 December 1960)[1] is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. He was a member of the council in Don Benito in Extremadura from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2023, and was the town's mayor from 2015 to 2023. He was a minister in the Regional Government of Extremadura from 2003 to 2011. He was named Government Delegate to Extremadura in 2023, and in 2025 he was put in charge of a managing commission running the PSOE in Extremadura.

Biography

In June 2003, Quintana was named minister of agriculture and environment in the Regional Government of Extremadura, under Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra.[2] Four years later, the next president of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara, named him Minister of Growth.[3]

Quintana was the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) candidate for mayor of Don Benito in 2011. His party rose from eight to ten seats on the council, while the People's Party (PP) of incumbent Mariano Gallego lost two seats but kept a majority with 11.[4] In 2015, Quintana won the mayoralty and Gallego died between the election and the investiture; Quintana announced that the local bullring would be named after Gallego.[5] He won a second mandate in 2019, adding one more seat while the PP lost three with the arrival of Citizens.[6]

Quintana promoted a municipal merger with nearby Villanueva de la Serena, which would have made the third-biggest municipality in Extremadura.[7] This was opposed by the party Siempre Don Benito (Always Don Benito), who formed a local government with the PP in 2023. Quintana, whose party was the most voted for, referred to "a pact of losers whose only objective is to kick us out the council" and accused People's Party of Extremadura leader María Guardiola of changing her view on the merger.[8] He resigned his seat as councillor in July to spend more time with his family, while maintaining his role as the local PSOE secretary general.[9]

In December 2023, Quintana was named Government Delegate to Extremadura.[7] Two years later, he was put in charge of the managing commission running the PSOE in Extremadura due to the resignation of Miguel Ángel Gallardo after a record electoral loss.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Tal día como HOY 4 de diciembre" [On this day 4 December]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Las organizaciones agrarias aplauden la elección de José Luis Quintana" [Agrarian organisations applaud the election of José Luis Quintana]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 28 June 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Quintana presenta los proyectos de la consejería de Fomento para esta legislatura" [Quintana presents the projects of the Ministry of Growth for this legislature]. Hoy (in Spanish). Europa Press. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Quintana no logra arrebatar la alcaldía a Mariano Gallego" [Quintana does not manage to snatch the mayor's office from Mariano Gallego]. Hoy (in Spanish). EFE. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  5. ^ Calero, Alejandro (14 June 2015). "«Lograremos la transformación social con el cambio político»" ["We will achieve social transformation with political change"]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ^ Domeque, Estrella (27 May 2023). "Quintana revalida la alcaldía en Don Benito y Ciudadanos rompe el bipartidismo" [Quintana retains mayor's office in Don Benito and Citizens break the two-party system]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b "José Luis Quintana, nuevo delegado del Gobierno en Extremadura" [José Luis Quintana, new Government Delegate in Extremadura]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ^ "José Luis Quintana confirma que no continuará al frente del PSOE de Don Benito" [José Luis Quintana confirms that he will not continue in charge of Don Benito PSOE]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  9. ^ "El socialista Quintana, impulsor de la fusión Don Benito-Villanueva deja su acta de edil" [Socialist Quintana, driver of the Don Benito-Villanueva merger leaves his office as councillor]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). EFE. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  10. ^ Rangel, Irene (24 December 2025). "José Luis Quintana preside la gestora del PSOE extremeño hasta el congreso extraordinario" [José Luis Quintana will lead Extremadura PSOE managing commission until extraordinary congress]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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