José_Vélez_(politician)

José Vélez (politician)

José Vélez (politician)

Spanish politician

José Vélez Fernández (born 1966)[1] is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.

José Vélez in 2022

Biography

Born in Calasparra, Region of Murcia, Vélez graduated in Labour Relations and Human Resources from the University of Murcia. He then became a member of the management board at the Murcian Health Service.[2]

Vélez was voted onto his hometown's council in 1999. In October 2014, he was elected mayor after the resignation of Jesús Navarro due to poor approval ratings.[3] He renewed his mandate in 2015 and 2019, and resigned in February 2020 when named the Government Delegate for the region.[4]

In November 2021, Vélez was voted secretary general of the Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia (PSRM) with 2,867 votes, compared to 567 for former regional minister Lourdes Retuerto.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    García Badía, Jorge (26 November 2021). "Vélez, líder del PSOE en Murcia: "Mi amistad con Sánchez nunca ha sido una traba para hablar claro"" [Vélez, leader of the PSOE in Murcia: "My friendship with Sánchez has never been a hindrance to speaking clearly"]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    "José Vélez, actual delegado del Gobierno, anunciará este sábado su intención de optar a la secretaria general del PSRM" [José Vélez, current Government delegate, will announce this Saturday his intention to run for secretary general of the PSRM] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    Soler, E. (6 October 2014). "José Vélez asumirá hoy la alcaldía en un pleno "sin sorpresas"" [José Vélez will assume mayoralty today in a session "without surprises"]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    "José Vélez, nuevo delegado del Gobierno en la Región de Murcia" [José Vélez, new Government Delegate in the Region of Murcia]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. [5]
    Almagro, Elisa S. (20 November 2021). "José Vélez será el nuevo secretario general del PSRM con más del 80 por ciento de los votos" [José Vélez will be the new secretary general of the PSRM with more than 80 per cent of the votes]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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