Daniel de la Rosa (politician)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Rosa and the second or maternal family name is Villahoz.

Daniel de la Rosa Villahoz (born 10 September 1980)[1] is a politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He has been a member of the city council of Burgos (2007–2011; 2015–present) and the city's mayor (2019–2023).

Biography

Born in Burgos in Castile and León, De la Rosa graduated in political sciences and in administration from the University of Burgos, as well as having diplomas in public administration and management. He joined the Socialist Youth of Spain when he was 22, leading its branch in Burgos. A year later he joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and was first elected onto the city council in 2007.[2]

De la Rosa missed out on re-election in the 2011 Spanish local elections but was named the lead candidate for the PSOE four years later.[2] Incumbent Javier Lacalle of the People's Party (PP) retained the mayor's office with the support of his 10 councillors; De la Rosa had support of 13 between his party's 6 and 7 from a localist party, but this was not enough for a majority so the mayoralty went to the most voted list leader.[3]

In the 2019 election, De la Rosa was elected mayor with the combined 13 seats of his party and Podemos. Rival Vicente Marañón of Citizens (Cs) had the 12 votes of his party and the PP, as the two councillors of Vox broke with their agreement and voted for their own leader.[4] De la Rosa's election ended 16 years of PP government in the city; the only other Socialist mayor in Burgos's history was Ángel Olivares.[5]

Despite being elected with the support of Podemos, De la Rosa's PSOE governed in a minority government until October 2020, when they struck a coalition government with the five councillors of Cs, making Marañón deputy mayor.[6] In the run-up to the 2023 elections, with Cs forecast to have major losses, De la Rosa said that he would be a better fit for voters of the liberal party, in comparison to the conservative PP and Vox.[1] De la Rosa's PSOE was the most voted-for party in the election, but PP and Vox formed a coalition and Cristina Ayala was elected mayor.[7]

In February 2025, Carlos Martínez Mínguez was named secretary general of the Socialist Party of Castile and León, and named De la Rosa as the secretary of organisation. Despite this move into regional politics, he remained the PSOE spokesperson in the Burgos city council.[8]

Personal life

In July 2022, De la Rosa married Blanca Carpintero, a councillor in his government.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Fernández, J. I. (28 February 2023). "Daniel de la Rosa: "A los votantes de Cs que ahora están huérfanos, les digo que aquí tienen a su alcalde de Burgos"" [Daniel de la Rosa: "To the Cs voters who are now orphans, I say to them that they have their mayor of Burgos here"]. El Espanol (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b Orive, María (14 April 2015). "Daniel de la Rosa". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ^ Orive, María (13 June 2015). "Javier Lacalle es reelegido alcalde de Burgos con diez votos" [Javier Lacalle is re-elected mayor of Burgos with ten votes]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ^ "El socialista Daniel de la Rosa sale elegido alcalde de Burgos y el PP anuncia moción de censura" [Socialist Daniel de la Rosa ends up elected mayor of Burgos and the PP announce motion of no confidence] (in Spanish). No. Cadena SER. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  5. ^ Carro, Patricia (15 June 2019). "De la Rosa se hace con la Alcaldía tras el descuelgue de Vox, que no se suma al pacto PP-Cs" [De la Rosa gets the mayoralty after the withdrawal of Vox, who do not add to the PP-Cs pact] (in Spanish). No. Burgos Conecta. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  6. ^ Navarro, Juan (19 October 2019). "Ciudadanos pacta con el PSOE para apuntalar el Ayuntamiento de Burgos" [Citizens pact with the PSOE to back up the City Council]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  7. ^ Sedano, Pedro (17 June 2023). "Cristina Ayala (PP), primera alcaldesa de Burgos, con los votos de Vox" [Cristina Ayala (PP), first female mayor of Burgos, with the votes of Vox] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  8. ^ "El PSOE CyL ficha a De la Rosa y abre su sucesión en Burgos" [Castile and León PSOE sign De la Rosa and open up his succession in Burgos]. Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 23 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. ^ Díez, Gloria (24 May 2022). "El alcalde de Burgos y la concejala de Seguridad Ciudadana se casarán este verano" [Mayor of Burgos and councillor for citizens' security will get married this summer] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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