Ángel Ceña Tutor (born 24 October 1967) is a Spanish civil servant and politician. As the lead candidate for the party Soria ¡Ya! (SY) within the coalition

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(EV), he was elected to the

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in the

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Biography

Born in

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial populatio ...

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, Ceña graduated in Law and History from the

University of Valladolid The University of Valladolid is a public university located in the city of Valladolid, Valladolid province, autonomous region of Castile and Leon, Spain. Established in the 13th century, it is one of the oldest universities in the world. The ...

. He then became a civil servant, obtaining the role of chief transport inspector. In 2019, he took part in a protest in

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to raise awareness of the depopulating rural areas known as "Empty Spain". When regional president

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called a

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for February 2022. In January, he was chosen to lead the campaign for Soria ¡Ya! (SY), a regionalist party within the

(EV) platform. The party was the most voted for in the province with 42.6% of the votes, taking three of the five seats. The three deputies from Soria ¡Ya! formed a parliamentary group with the three from fellow regionalist party the

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(UPL), with the latter's leader Luis Mariano Santos as spokesperson. They said that if Ceña was barred by parliamentary protocol from asking questions as a deputy spokesperson, the role would alternate every month. Ceña is a fan of his hometown football club

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

, and

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References

1967 births Living people People from Soria University of Valladolid alumni 21st-century Spanish politicians Members of the 11th Cortes of Castile and León {{CastileLeón-politician-stub