Tania Sánchez Melero

Tania Sánchez Melero

Tania Sánchez in 2014
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born 29 April 1979
Madrid, Spain
Political party United Left (until 2015)

Tania Sánchez Melero (born 29 April 1979) is a Spanish politician. She was United Left deputy in the Assembly of Madrid until she left that party, after repeatedly denying so, on 4 February 2015.

Biography

Tania Sánchez was born in Madrid in 1979. She has a three years degree in Social Education.

When a teenager she participated in several organizations related to the Punk subculture and against the bullfights.[1] She started her political life in the municipality of Rivas Vaciamadrid, where her family is strongly linked to the ruling United Left. In 2007 she was elected to the city council where she was the Deputy Spokesperson of the United Left municipal group, and designated to the Executive Board as has been Councillor-head of the Departments of Culture, Festivals and Cooperation for Development.

In the 2011 elections she was elected to the Madrid Assembly.[2]

In 2012 Sanchez led one of the three lists that contended the 9th Regional Assembly of United Left of the Community of Madrid, coming third and obtaining 12% of the votes and 12 seats in the Regional Political Council.[3] and was elected as member to the Regional Executive Bureau of IU-CM.

In October 2014 she announced her intention to seek the nomination of United Left for the Presidency of the Community of Madrid in the open primary that would be held in November that year.[4] Sanchez co-campaigned in the election with Mauricio Valiente who sought the nomination for Mayor of Madrid.[5] On the primary Election held in November 30 Tania Sanchez obtained a landslide victory in the Primary election over the candidate supported by the party leadership Jose Antonio Moreno and minority Candidate Julian Sanchez Vizcaino.[6]

On February 4, 2015, after her disagreements with the management of the Madrid federation, she left the United Left, looking forward to founding a new party in Madrid.[7]

She is a usual participant in several TV debates such as Al rojo vivo, La Tuerka, Dando caña and El gato al agua.[8]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Diputada de la Asamblea de Madrid en la IX Legislatura, Asamblea de Madrid, 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.que.es/madrid/201212021642-eddy-sanchez-nuevo-coordinador-general-epi.html?anker_4 Eddy Sanchez nuevo coordinador general de IU-CM en sustitución de Gregorio Gordo, Que.es 2/12/1012
  4. ↑ Tania Sánchez optará a ser candidata de IU a la presidencia de la Comunidad de Madrid, El Huffington Post, 17 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Tania Sánchez y Mauricio Valiente logran los avales para las primarias de IU de Madrid, El Diario, 30 October 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.eldiario.es/politica/primarias-IU-Madrid-centenares-impugnaciones_0_330017329.html La arrolladora victoria de Tania Sánchez abre una nueva etapa en IU de Madrid, El diario.es 14/11/2014
  7. ↑ "Tania Sánchez deja Izquierda Unida para fundar un nuevo partido". El Diario. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Enfrentamiento entre Tania Sánchez (IU) y Marhuenda: "Eres un sinvergüenza; te paga el PP", El Economista, 14 October 2013.
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