Juan Lobato

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lobato and the second or maternal family name is Gandarias.
Juan Lobato
Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Madrid
In office
23 October 2021 – 27 November 2024
Preceded byJosé Manuel Franco
Succeeded byÓscar López Águeda
Mayor of Soto del Real
In office
15 June 2015 – 16 April 2021
Preceded byEncarnación Izquierdo
Succeeded byNoelia Barrado
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 August 2023
Appointed byAssembly of Madrid
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 June 2021
In office
10 June 2015 – 9 June 2019
Personal details
BornJuan Lobato Gandarias
(1984-11-05) 5 November 1984
Madrid, Spain
PartyPSOE
Alma materAutonomous University of Madrid

Juan Lobato Gandarias (born 5 November 1984) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. First elected as a councillor in Soto del Real in 2003, he was the town's mayor from 2015 to 2021. He served in the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2019 and again from 2021. He was his party's leader in the region from 2021 to 2024. In 2023, he was named to the Senate of Spain by the Assembly of Madrid.

Biography

Born in Madrid, Lobato graduated in Business Management and Administration, and Law, from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He was the mayor of Soto del Real from 2015 to 2021, having first been elected to the city council in 2003 when he was 18,[1] and a deputy in the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2019. From 2010, he worked as a State Treasury Technician for the State Tax Administration Agency.[2]

In 2017, he was a candidate for secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the Community of Madrid.[3] He came second, with 19.74% of the vote, behind José Manuel Franco.[4]

Lobato was put in fourth place on the PSOE's list for the 2021 Madrilenian regional election, led by Ángel Gabilondo.[5] He resigned as mayor of Soto del Real in April,[1] before being re-elected to the Assembly in May. He and Irene Lozano were made the party's assistant spokespeople, behind Hana Jalloul.[6]

In September 2021, Lobato put himself forward again as a candidate for secretary general.[7] He was elected in October, with 61.23% of the votes, ahead of the mayor of Fuenlabrada, Francisco Javier Ayala.[8] Also becoming spokesman of the party in the Assembly of Madrid, he offered to pact with regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP) so that the budget could be passed without compromises towards Vox.[9]

In July 2023, Lobato was named by the Assembly of Madrid as one of its seven designated seats in the Senate of Spain. He said that it was necessary to build up his profile ahead of the next regional elections possibly in 2027, as a poll had showed that only 65% of the regional public recognised him.[10]

Lobato resigned from the party leadership on 27 November 2024. His resignation was due to a controversy about the alleged leaking of Ayuso's partner's emails. Lobato maintained that neither he nor the PSOE leadership had seen the emails before they were mentioned in the media.[11]

In 2024, Lobato took part in a politicians' special of El rival más débil, the Spanish version of Weakest Link. He came third behind fellow PSOE members Susana Díaz and Víctor Gutiérrez, joking that he was like prime minister Pedro Sánchez as he had been betrayed by Díaz.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Sanz, Luis Ángel (16 April 2021). "El alcalde de Soto del Real, Juan Lobato, deja la Alcaldía con la vista puesta en liderar el PSOE de Madrid" [Mayor of Soto del Real, Juan Lobato, leaves office with an eye to leading the PSOE in Madrid]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ Iglesias, Juan José (15 October 2021). "Juan Lobato: «La obligación de un socialista es que los colegios públicos sean un referente»" [Juan Lobato: "A socialist's obligation is for state schools to set an example"] (in Spanish). Madrid es Noticia. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Juan Lobato, alcalde de Soto del Real, se presenta a las primarias del PSOE-M" [Juan Lobato, mayor of Soto del Real, will present himself in the PSOE-M primaries] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Juan Lobato a José Manuel Franco: "Cuentas con todo nuestro apoyo"" [Juan Lobato to José Manuel Franco: "You have our whole support"] (in Spanish). Madridiario. 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Juan Lobato, alcalde de Soto del Real, 'número cuatro' en la lista de Gabilondo" [Juan Lobato, mayor of Soto del Real, 'number four' on Gabilondo's list] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ^ Marcos, José (26 May 2021). "Hana Jalloul será la portavoz del PSOE en la Asamblea de Madrid" [Hana Jalloul will be the PSOE's spokeswoman in the Assembly of Madrid]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Lobato oficializa su candidatura a liderar el PSOE-M para que vuelva a ser "referente de la izquierda"" [Lobato confirms candidacy to lead PSOE-M and make it an "example for the left" again]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Juan Lobato gana las primarias y se convierte en el nuevo líder del PSOE en Madrid" [Juan Lobato wins the primaries and becomes the new leader of PSOE in Madrid]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ^ Mateo, Juan José (3 November 2021). "Lobato cambia el paso al PSOE y se abre a pactar las cuentas con el PP" [Lobato changes the PSOE's tune and opens up to settling the bills with the PP]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. ^ Peinado, Fernando (14 July 2023). "El triplete de Juan Lobato "para ganar visibilidad": jefe en la Asamblea, en el PSOE madrileño y ahora también senador" [Juan Lobato's treble "for gaining visibility": leader in the Assembly, in the Madrid PSOE and now also senator]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  11. ^ Aduriz, Iñigo (27 November 2024). "Lobato dimite por la polémica del email de la pareja de Ayuso y critica a la dirección del PSOE" [Lobato resigns due to the controversy about Ayuso's partner's emails and criticises the PSOE leadership]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  12. ^ "'El rival más débil' político echó chispas con zascas de Luján Argüelles, mosqueo de Pilar Rahola y 'pinza' final del PSOE" [Sparks flew on political 'El rival más débil' with Luján Argüelles's zingers, Pilar Rahola's anger and PSOE 'pincer' final]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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