José Vélez (politician)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vélez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

José Vélez Fernández (born 1966)[1] is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. He was a member of the council in Calasparra in the Region of Murcia from 1999 to 2020, and its mayor from 2014. Elected secretary general of the Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia (PSRM) in 2021, he led the party in the 2023 Murcian regional election. He resigned his party leadership at the end of 2024 and his seat in the Regional Assembly of Murcia the following year.

Biography

Born in Calasparra, Region of Murcia, Vélez graduated in Labour Relations and Human Resources from the University of Murcia. He then became a member of the management board at the Murcian Health Service.[2]

Vélez was voted onto his hometown's council in 1999. In October 2014, he was elected mayor after the resignation of Jesús Navarro due to poor approval ratings.[3] He renewed his mandate in 2015 and 2019, and resigned in February 2020 when named the Government Delegate for the region.[4]

In November 2021, Vélez was voted secretary general of the Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia (PSRM) with 2,867 votes, compared to 567 for former regional minister Lourdes Retuerto.[5] In the 2023 Murcian regional election, his party lost four seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia as Fernando López Miras of the People's Party (PP) remained President of the Region of Murcia.[6] Later that year, he turned down a nomination to the Senate of Spain to keep his place in the regional assembly.[7]

In December 2024, Vélez announced that he would not run for re-election as secretary general of the Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia.[8] On 2 May 2025, he resigned his parliamentary seat for a role in the Murcian Health Service.[9]

References

  1. ^ García Badía, Jorge (26 November 2021). "Vélez, líder del PSOE en Murcia: "Mi amistad con Sánchez nunca ha sido una traba para hablar claro"" [Vélez, leader of the PSOE in Murcia: "My friendship with Sánchez has never been a hindrance to speaking clearly"]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "José Vélez, actual delegado del Gobierno, anunciará este sábado su intención de optar a la secretaria general del PSRM" [José Vélez, current Government delegate, will announce this Saturday his intention to run for secretary general of the PSRM] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Soler, E. (6 October 2014). "José Vélez asumirá hoy la alcaldía en un pleno "sin sorpresas"" [José Vélez will assume mayoralty today in a session "without surprises"]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ "José Vélez, nuevo delegado del Gobierno en la Región de Murcia" [José Vélez, new Government Delegate in the Region of Murcia]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ Almagro, Elisa S. (20 November 2021). "José Vélez será el nuevo secretario general del PSRM con más del 80 por ciento de los votos" [José Vélez will be the new secretary general of the PSRM with more than 80 per cent of the votes]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ García, R.; González, A. "Un año del 28-M: el día en el que la Región de Murcia se tiñó de azul" [One year since the 28 May elections: the day that the Region of Murcia dyed itself blue] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ^ Costa, Tania (16 October 2023). "Vélez da marcha atrás y renuncia a ser senador autonómico por imposibilidad jurídica" [Vélez takes a step back and turns down being autonomous senator due to legal impossibility]. La Verdad (Murcia) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ^ de Paca, Rafa (16 December 2024). "Vélez se aparta de la carrera por la reelección a la secretaría general del PSRM" [Vélez leaves the race for re-election as secretary general of the PSRM] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  9. ^ "José Vélez renuncia a su escaño como diputado regional y destaca la capacidad del PSOE para gobernar la Región" [José Vélez resigns his seat as regional deputy and highlights the PSOE's capacity to govern the Region] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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