The till now delegate of the Government in Galicia would be the new Minister of Health He started to do politics within the municipality of Ames, the place he was mayor between 2015 and 2021 Graduate in Pharmacy and college professor, Miñones is married and has two kids
José Manuel Miñones Conde (Santiago de Compostela, 1972) started in politics 16 years in the past. He was the vice chairman of the neighborhood affiliation of his growth, in Ames (A Coruña), and the socialist mayor of that city determined to ‘file’ him and embrace him in his lists for the municipal elections. Today he’s the brand new Minister of Health of the Government of Spain.
Graduated in Pharmacy in 1997 from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), the place he obtained a doctorate in the identical specialty with an Extraordinary Award, he determined to settle within the municipality of Ames, close to Santiago de Compostela, in 1999. There, within the space residence of chalets the place he lives, he helped to resolve the issues that his residents had from the neighborhood affiliation.
In 2007, the socialist mayor Carlos Rodríguez included him within the municipal socialist record of Ames, though it was not till 2009 when he agreed to the municipal authorities. He did it as councilor for Administrative Reform, Administration Quality, New Technologies and Health.
Until then his title had been linked to instructing. Between 2005 and 2011 he was a researcher for the regional program ‘Parga Pondal’. He had additionally labored as a contracted professor within the Department of Chemistry and Physics, instructing on the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Santiago de Compostela.
Six years as mayor of Ames
After his time as councilor, José Miñones led the PSdeG candidacy for mayor of Ames within the 2015 municipal elections, acquiring 4 councilors. He then was invested mayor due to the help of Ames Novo (4 councilors), Contigo Pódese (three) and the BNG (two).
In the 2019 municipal elections he was elected mayor once more. During his time as councilor he managed to strengthen the general public providers of the municipality and obtain a robust inhabitants progress.
He was one of many first mayors in Spain to point out unwavering help for Pedro Sánchez within the inner wrestle that he maintained with the PSOE. He was a part of the exhausting core of the now president when he determined to tour Spain along with his automotive in quest of help for the primaries.
Miñones shares biographical similarities with President Sánchez. In addition to being a part of the identical get together, each had been born in 1972, are college professors and have two kids.
Government delegate in Galicia since 2021
He was councilor of the municipality of Ames till March 30, 2021, when he was appointed delegate of the Government in Galicia, changing Javier Losada. It was the previous Vice President of the Government, Carmen Calvo, who instructed him. “That you recognize that we belief you to be a authorities delegate in Galicia,” she instructed him.
During these two years, he has at all times proven a discreet and proper profile, providing info to the media on media circumstances such because the homicide of Samuel Luiz, the shipwreck of the Villa de Pitanxo or, in current days, on the looks of the narco-submarine within the Arousa estuary.
Last Friday he had deliberate an act in Lugo, which he canceled on the identical day attributable to an “indisposition”, in keeping with his group. Probably then he already knew the information that everyone knows as we speak.
After two nearly precise years as the very best consultant of the Government in Galicia, the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, introduced this Monday that José Miñones would be the new Minister of Health.