Cristina_Valido_García
Cristina Valido García
Spanish politician
Cristina Valido García (born August 28, 1969; Las Palmas) is a member of Canarian Coalition[1] who serves as the party's deputy in the Spanish Congress of Deputies since July 2023.[2] In 2017, Valido served as the counselor of employment and politics in the government of the Canary Islands under President Fernando Clavijo Batlle.[3]
On January 18 of 2024, Valido entered a controversy regarding her words on an amendment to the Spanish Constitution; the change removed the word "reduced" (disminuidos) from Article 49. During the deputy's subsequent speech, she apologized to people with disabilities, apologizing for the delay. This was met with criticism, as the Spanish word for delay is "retraso" and the derogatory word used against disabled individuals is "retrasado".[4]