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Carmen Moriyón

b. 1966

Surgeon and mayor of Gijón (2011-2019; 2023-)

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About Carmen Moriyón

Born 1966. Carmen Moriyón is a Spanish oncologist and politician.

María del Carmen Moriyón Entrialgo (born 25 October 1966) is a Spanish surgeon and politician.

She headed the list of Asturias Forum to the mayor of Gijón in the municipal elections of Spain in 2011, getting 9 councilors and becoming the first non-socialist mayor of Gijón since the 1979 elections thanks to the support of the Popular Party in the investiture.

Carmen Moriyón is the daughter of Maximino Moriyón Álvarez and Margarita Entrialgo Álvarez, and widow of José Ramón Rodríguez-Galindo González a surgeon who died in 2009.

She studied at the College of the Holy Angel of the Guardian and the College of the Immaculate (promotion of 1984), and has a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Oviedo (promotion of 1990) and specialist in Mastology from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2001). She was responsible for the Breast Cancer Unit at the Cabueñes Hospital until her election as mayor.

On 29 September 2018, Moriyón became president of the political party Asturias Forum.

After being the mayor of Gijón from 2011 to 2019, in 2023 she was elected mayor again.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Colegio de la Inmaculada, University of Oviedo, Autonomous University of Madrid
Positions held
Mayor of Gijón
Employers
Cabueñes University Hospital
Also known as
Carmen Moriyon

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Carmen Moriyón's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Carmen Moriyón?

Surgeon and mayor of Gijón (2011-2019; 2023-)

When was Carmen Moriyón born?

Carmen Moriyón was born on 25 October 1966 in Xixón.

What is Carmen Moriyón's occupation?

Carmen Moriyón is an oncologist and politician.

What nationality is Carmen Moriyón?

Carmen Moriyón is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Carmen Moriyón

· Wikidata: Q2223900

· DBpedia: Carmen Moriyón

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