Manuel Domínguez González (born 25 January 1974)[1] is a Spanish People's Party politician. He has been a town councillor (2003–) and the mayor (2011–) of Los Realejos in Tenerife, a member of the Congress of Deputies (2009–2011) and the Parliament of the Canary Islands (2019–).
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Biography
editBorn in Caracas, Venezuela, Domínguez graduated with a degree in Business Management and Administration from the Escuela Superior de Management, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wyoming.[2]
He was first elected to the town council of Los Realejos, Tenerife in 2003, becoming treasurer. In 2007 he and the People's Party went into opposition but in his third mandate, starting from 2011, they had an absolute majority and he became mayor. His majority widened in 2015 but fell by one seat in 2019.[3] He was also in the Congress of Deputies between 2009 and 2011.[1]
In 2012, incumbent Cristina Tavío named Domínguez as the next president of the PP on Tenerife.[4] In the 2019 Canarian regional election, he led the party's list on the island.[5] He ran unopposed to succeed Australia Navarro as leader of the People's Party of the Canary Islands,[1] being officially installed in January 2022.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Manuel Domínguez no tendrá rival para optar a la presidencia del PP de Canarias" [Manuel Domínguez will have no rival for presidency of the Canary Islands PP]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Domínguez (PP) defiende la veracidad de su currículum" [Manuel Domínguez (PP) defends the veracity of his CV]. El Día (in Spanish). 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Domínguez reelegido alcalde de Los Realejos" [Manuel Domínguez re-elected mayor of Los Realejos] (in Spanish). Puerto de la Cruz.com. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Cristina Tavío propone a Manuel Domínguez al frente de la Dirección Insular del Partido Popular de Tenerife" [Cristina Tavío proposes Manuel Domínguez to lead the People's Party on the island of Tenerife] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Grillo, Moíses (9 August 2018). "Manuel Domínguez encabezará la lista del PP al Parlamento en la Isla" [Manuel Domínguez will lead the PP's parliamentary list on the island]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Durán, I. (23 January 2022). "Manuel Domínguez es elegido presidente del PP canario con el 97% de los votos" [Manuel Domínguez is elected president of Canary Islands PP with 97% of the votes]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.