Antonio Rodríguez Osuna

Antonio Rodríguez Osuna (born 1975) is a Spanish politician, serving as Mayor of Mérida since 2015. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he was member of the Assembly of Extremadura from 2011 to 2015.

Antonio Rodríguez Osuna
Mayor of Mérida
Assumed office
13 June 2015
Member of the Assembly of Extremadura
In office
2011–2015
ConstituencyBadajoz
Personal details
Born6 March 1975
Mérida, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party

Biography

Born on 6 March 1975 in Mérida he earned a title in Physical Education from the University of Extremadura in 1997, later obtaining a MBA in Business Management.[1][2] He has worked as furniture mover, waiter, gaffer, marquee installer, and as recreational activities coordinator.[3] He is an affiliate of the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) trade union.[3] He has also been involved in the catering sector, owning a restaurant in Cáceres and another one in Mérida.[4] Locally nicknamed as "El Rubio" in Mérida, he is a member of the Cofradía de las Tres Caídas and a keen participant in the Carnival, as chirigotero and lyricist.[5]

Following a first spell as municipal councillor in Mérida from 1999 to 2004,[5] he turned to the regional administration of Extremadura, serving as advisor to the regional vice-president Ignacio Sánchez Amor (2004–2007) and as chief of staff of the regional minister of Industry José Luis Navarro (2007–2011).[2]

He ran 11th in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Regionalists list in Badajoz vis-à-vis the 2011 regional election,[6] becoming a member of the 8th term of the Assembly of Extremadura.[5]

Head of the PSOE list for the May 2015 Mérida municipal election, he was elected again as municipal councillor, and, on 13 June 2015, he was invested as Mayor of Mérida,[7] with a simple majority of votes of the plenary. He ran again as leader of the PSOE list for the May 2019 municipal election, renovating his mandate as Mayor on 15 June 2019, thanks to the absolute majority in the Plenary provided by the 13 PSOE municipal councillors.[8]

References
  1. "Osuna, investido alcalde de Mérida por mayoría absoluta". Canal Extremadura. 15 June 2019.
  2. Morcillo, M. Ángeles (14 June 2015). "Rodríguez Osuna, el canterano que supo esperar su turno". Hoy.
  3. Conde, Jesús (12 May 2015). "Antonio Rodríguez Osuna: "El único plan económico de Acedo son más impuestos, despidos y privatizaciones"". eldiario.es.
  4. "Antonio Rodríguez Osuna". Cadena COPE.
  5. Morcillo, M. Ángeles (28 May 2019). "«Espero devolver a Mérida todo lo que me ha dado»". Hoy.
  6. Junta Electoral Provincial de Badajoz: "Edicto de 25 de abril de 2011 de proclamación de las candidaturas presentadas ante la Junta Electoral Provincial de Badajoz para el proceso electoral de 22 de mayo de 2011 de Elecciones a la Asamblea de Extremadura" (PDF). Diario de Extremadura (79): 10402. 26 April 2011.
  7. "El PSOE recupera terreno municipal, mientras el PP conserva Badajoz y Cáceres". El Confidencial. 13 June 2015.
  8. "Rodríguez Osuna (PSOE) es investido alcalde de Mérida por mayoría absoluta". El Confidencial. 15 June 2019.
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