María Inmaculada Sanz Otero (born 18 June 1977) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She briefly served in the

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in 2011. First elected to the

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in 2015, she became deputy mayor in 2019 and acting

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in April 2024.

Biography

Born in Zamora,

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, Sanz graduated in business management and administration form the

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. She joined the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) in 1995. In 2008, Sanz became

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's cabinet chief in the

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. She was elected to the

in the 2011 elections, as 54th on a PP list that elected 72 members. She resigned a month later to take office as the

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's director general of relations with the Assembly. Sanz was fifth on the PP list for the

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, and was elected. In 2019, she ran the PP campaign and was third on the list as

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of her party became mayor. She then became the council's spokesperson. In the 2023 Madrid City Council election, Sanz was second on the PP list behind Almeida, and was named his deputy mayor when the PP retained power, after again leading his campaign. On 7 April 2024, she took over as acting mayor for Almeida's 15-day

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. She was the third woman to be mayor of the capital of Spain, and the third person to hold the office temporarily.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanz, Inma 1977 births Living people People from Zamora, Spain Politicians from Castile and León Autonomous University of Madrid alumni People's Party (Spain) politicians Members of the 9th Assembly of Madrid Madrid city councillors (2015–2019) Madrid city councillors (2019–2023) Madrid city councillors (2023–2027) First deputy mayors of Madrid Mayors of Madrid Women mayors of places in Spain