Paula Alvarellos
Paula Alvarellos | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Lugo | |
| In office 18 January 2024 – 1 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lara Méndez |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Fernández |
| City councilor of Lugo | |
| In office 15 June 2019 – 1 March 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mercedes Paula Alvarellos Fondo 21 February 1963 Ponteceso, Spain |
| Died | 1 March 2025 (aged 62) La Coruña, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
| Education | University of Santiago de Compostela Centro de Estudios Financieros |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Mercedes Paula Alvarellos Fondo[1] (21 February 1963 – 1 March 2025) was a Spanish lawyer and politician in Galicia.[2]
Early life
Alvarellos earned a law degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and later completed a Master's in Taxation and Financial Consulting at the Centro de Estudios Financieros.
Career
She worked as a professor in the Master of Law program at USC in Lugo and collaborated as a professor at the IFFE Business School. She practiced as a lawyer and mediator in Lugo. She was a member of the Social Council of USC, and worked with the Galician Association of Consumers and Users (ACOUGA).[3] She was involved in train express integration projects with the Concepción Arenal Association.
Politics
In 2019, Alvarellos entered politics as a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in Lugo. Following the 2019 municipal elections, she joined Mayor Lara Méndez's administration as Deputy Mayor and Head of the Economy, Human Resources, Urban Sustainability, and Internal Resources Department of the Lugo City Council.[4][5]
On 18 January 2024,[6] she was appointed Mayor of Lugo following the resignation of Lara Méndez, who stepped down to run in the Parliament of Galicia elections.[7][8][9]
Death
On 28 February 2025, during the opening ceremony of the Entroido festival, Alvarellos suffered a heart attack. She was initially stabilised at the Lucus Augusti University Hospital (HULA). However, her condition worsened, and she was transferred to a specialised cardiovascular center in La Coruña. She died there on 1 March, at the age of 62.[10][11]
References
- ^ "LUGO ALVARELLOS FONDO, MERCEDES PAULA". www.lugo-virtual.com. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Lugo, El Progreso de (23 January 2020). "De militante de base a gobernanta". El Progreso de Lugo (in Galician). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Mercedes Paula Alvarellos Fondo - Abogado en Lugo". Infogal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ concellodelugo.gal http://web.archive.org/web/20240511160237/https://concellodelugo.gal/sites/default/files/documentos/adjuntos/2021/06/21drconv1oficiallectorcontadores_oep_2017.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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- ^ Lugo, El Progreso de (18 January 2024). "Alvarellos asume la alcaldía con el reto de recomponer y de afianzar el gobierno". El Progreso de Lugo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ REDACCIÓN (14 January 2024). "Paula Alvarellos tomará el relevo a Lara Méndez al frente de la Alcaldía de Lugo". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Paula Alvarellos será la nueva alcaldesa de Lugo en sustitución de Lara Méndez". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Diario, Nós (13 January 2024). "Paula Alvarellos será a nova alcaldesa de Lugo". Nós Diario (in Galician). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Fallece la alcaldesa de Lugo, Paula Alvarellos, tras sufrir un infarto". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 1 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Diario, Nós (1 March 2025). "Pesar e consternación polo falecemento da alcaldesa de Lugo, Paula Alvarellos". Nós Diario (in Galician). Retrieved 2 March 2025.