Marta Abengochea

Marta Abengochea Aurensanz (born 1976)[1] is a Spanish politician of the United Left (IU). She was elected leader of the United Left of Aragon in 2025 and was elected to the Cortes of Aragon in the 2026 election.

Biography

Abengochea was born in San Sebastián in the Basque Country, but only lived there to the age of one,[1] and considers herself Aragonese.[2] She worked for the city council in Teruel before becoming a civil servant for the same entity in Zaragoza in 2001, working in areas including policing and taxation.[1]

Abengochea was a delegate to the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) before pursuing politics in 2015.[1] From 2015 to 2023, she was the councillor in charge of equality, childhood and youth, as well as the deputy mayor of Zuera in the Province of Zaragoza.[1] For the first four years of that period, she was also a member of the Provincial Deputation of Zaragoza.[1]

In October 2025, Abengochea presented a candidacy to succeed Álvaro Sanz as leader of the United Left of Aragon.[3] At the end of November, at the party's 14th assembly, she was confirmed as leader, having run unopposed.[4] Ahead of the snap 2026 Aragonese regional election, she was confirmed as the lead candidate for a joint United Left–Sumar list; she lamented that Podemos did not join it.[5] Abengochea's manifesto sought to "halt the reactionary advance" and bring about "more [human] rights and less of the right [wing]".[6] The IU–MS list retained the one seat that had belonged to Sanz for Abengochea to occupy, while Podemos won no seats.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Quién es Marta Abengochea, la primera mujer al frente de IU Aragón: madre, funcionaria y «peleona activista» que se estrena en unas autonómicas" [Who is Marta Abengochea, the first woman in charge of the IU in Aragon: mother, civil servant and "combative activist" who debuts in autonomous elections]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ López, Jesús (8 February 2026). "El PP gana en el pueblo de Zaragoza donde Marta Abengochea, candidata de IU-Sumar, comenzó en política" [PP wins in the Zaragoza town where Marta Abengochea, IU-Sumar candidate, began in politics]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ García, Chus (25 October 2025). "Marta Abengochea lidera la candidatura de "combate" para suceder a Álvaro Sanz en IU Aragón" [Marta Abengochea leads the "combat" candidacy to succeed Álvaro Sanz for IU Aragon]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ García, Cristina (29 November 2025). "Marta Abengochea se ratifica como la nueva líder de IU Aragón: "Llamamos a la izquierda aragonesa a remar juntas y a estar a la altura del momento político actual"" [Marta Abengochea confirmed as new leader of IU Aragon: "We call for the Aragonese left to work together and be up to date with the current political moment"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ Molina, Aurora (26 January 2026). "Abengochea lamenta que no haya unidad con Podemos y reivindica a IU–Movimiento Sumar como "fuerza confiable" en Aragón" [Abengochea laments that there is no unity with Podemos and claims that IU–Sumar Movement is a "trustworthy force" in Aragon] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ Micó, Ana Beatriz (8 February 2026). "Este es el programa electoral de IU - Sumar con Marta Abengochea para las elecciones en Aragón" [This is the IU - Sumar electoral programme with Marta Abengochea for the elections in Aragon]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ Ortiz, Alberto (8 February 2026). "La división vuelve a castigar a la izquierda estatal: IU mantiene su escaño y Podemos desaparece en Aragón" [Division comes back to haunt the nationwide left-wing parties: IU maintains its seat and Podemos disappears in Aragon]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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