Carlos Manuel García Carbayo

Carlos Manuel García Carbayo (born 1 November 1962) is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). He was elected to the city council in Salamanca and has served as mayor since 2018.

Biography Born in Salamanca, García Carbayo graduated with a law degree from the University of Salamanca in 1984. He also qualified as a secondary school teacher specialising in vocational training, and as an administrative manager.

García Carbayo was first elected to the city council of Salamanca in 2011, as the People's Party (PP) governed under Mañueco, and four years later he was named as deputy mayor. He was also tasked with the areas of urban planning and traffic. It was confirmed the following day by Javier Iglesias, president of the PP in the Province of Salamanca, that García Carbayo would be the PP's mayoral candidate in the May 2019 election. In March 2023, he succeeded Iglesias as provincial president of the PP, with 1,309 votes compared to 499 for Santa Marta de Tormes councillor Chabela de la Torre. In the next local election two months later, he won an absolute majority of 14 seats out of 27 as Cs disappeared.