Beatriz Micaela Carrillo de los Reyes (born 2 June 1975) is a Spanish politician and social activist. She is as member of the

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integrated within the Socialist Parliamentary Group, representing

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Biography

Born on 2 June 1975 in

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, in the province of Córdoba, she is of

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ethnicity. A self-described Socialist "since (she was in) the bassinet", her father had been a clandestine

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(PSOE) member during the

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era, who fought against

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among the Gipsy kids. She undertook studies in Business Administration, earned a diplomature in Social Work and a

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; she paid her studies with work in the

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and in the orange industry in her native town. A social activist known by her work as President of Fakali, the Federation of Gypsy Women Associations, she ran 3rd in PSOE list for

for the

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vis-à-vis the 2019 general election. She was elected member of the 13th term of the Lower House.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrillo, Beatriz 1975 births Living people 21st-century Spanish women politicians Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) People from the Province of Córdoba (Spain) Spanish Romani people Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain)