María Navarro

This article is about the Spanish politician. For the Spanish academic, see Ana María Navarro. For the Norwegian skiier, see Maria Navarro Skaranger.

María Navarro Viscasillas (born 12 March 1984)[1] is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). She was a member of the Senate of Spain (2013–2015) and Zaragoza City Council (2015–2023). Elected to the Cortes of Aragon in 2023, she became the legislature's president (speaker) in 2026.

Biography

Born in Zaragoza, Navarro graduated with a law degree from the University of Zaragoza, and has a master's degree in city planning from the IESE Business School.[1] She is a member of the Royal and Illustrious College of Lawyers in Zaragoza, specialising in public law.[1] She is married and has three daughters, as of 2026.[1]

Navarro joined the People's Party (PP) in 2004.[1] In September 2013, following the death of José Atarés, she was sworn into the Senate of Spain.[2] She was elected to Zaragoza City Council in 2015, and when Jorge Azcón became mayor in 2019, she became the party spokesperson, having run second on the PP list.[3]

When Azcón ran for President of the Government of Aragon in the 2023 regional election, Navarro was in fourth on the PP list in the Zaragoza constituency.[4] The party took 15 seats in the constituency and 28 overall, becoming the largest group in the Cortes of Aragon.[5]

After Vox left Azcón's government and voted against his budget plans, a snap election was called for February 2026. Navarro remained fourth on the party list in Zaragoza.[6] Her party retained first place, losing two seats. On 3 March 2026, she was elected president of the Cortes of Aragon, the position of speaker. She received the 26 votes of her party, while Fernando Sabes of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) received 25 from his party (18), Chunta Aragonesista (6) and the United Left (1); Vox (14) and Teruel Existe (2) abstained.[7] She was the second president from the PP, after Ángel Cristóbal (1991–1995).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Quién es María Navarro, la nueva presidenta de las Cortes de Aragón" [Who is María Navarro, the new president of the Cortes of Aragon]. Diario del AltoAragón (in Spanish). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Quién es María Navarro, la nueva presidenta de las Cortes de Aragón" [Who is María Navarro, new president of the Cortes of Aragon]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 3 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ López, Manuel (11 April 2019). "Azcón sitúa a María Navarro como número 2 de la lista del PP al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza" [Azcón places María Navarro as number 2 on the PP list for Zaragoza City Council]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  4. ^ Orera, Esther (14 April 2023). "Las listas del PP en Aragón: las incorporaciones de ex Ciudadanos y Aragoneses en las próximas elecciones" [PP lists in Aragon: ex-Citizens and Aragoneses members join for the next elections] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Las nuevas Cortes de Aragón: estos son los diputados" [The new Cortes of Aragon: these are the deputies]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Esta es la lista completa del PP de Jorge Azcón para las elecciones de Aragón del 8F" [This is Jorge Azcón's complete PP list for the elections in Aragon on 8 February]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 2 January 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  7. ^ "La 'popular' María Navarro presidirá la Cortes de Aragón sin el apoyo explícito de Vox" [People's Party's María Navarro will be president of the Cortes of Aragon without the explicit support of Vox] (in Spanish). laSexta. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  8. ^ "«Iniciamos una legislatura trascendental para Aragón»" ["We are beginning a pivotal legislature for Aragon"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 4 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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