Alfonso Fernando Fernández Mañueco

Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (born 29 April 1965) is a Spanish politician who has served as the President of the Junta of Castile and León since 2019. He is also the president of the People's Party of Castile and León since 2017. He served as mayor of Salamanca between 2011 and 2018.

Biography Born on 29 April 1965 in Salamanca, son of Marcelo Fernández Nieto (the Francoist mayor of Salamanca between 1969 and 1971) and Pilar Mañueco Bocos, he joined the New Generations of the People's Alliance (AP) in 1983. He graduated in Law at the University of Salamanca. He worked for two years as intern in a law firm. He was elected as member of the Salamanca Municipal Council in 1995, also becoming a member of the provincial deputation, serving as president of the later institution between 1996 and 2001. He moved then onto the regional government, serving as regional minister of Presidency and Interior and Justice of the Junta of Castile and León in the cabinets presided by Juan Vicente Herrera. He also became a member of the Cortes of Castile and León after the 2003 Castilian-Leonese regional election. At the regional election, the PP obtained 29 seats out of 81. After a coalition deal with Citizens, Fernández Mañueco was elected as President of the Junta of Castile and León with the support of 41 out of the 81 members of the Cortes of Castile and León. On 20 December 2021, he announced snap elections in Castile and León after expelling Citizens from the regional government.

Honours Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (15 April 2018)