Néstor Rego

Néstor Rego Candamil (born 2 April 1962) is a Galician teacher, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He is leader of the Galician People's Union.

Early life Rego was born on 2 April 1962 in O Vicedo, Galicia. He grew up in A Mariña where he was acquainted with other young Galician nationalists including Hernán Naval. He was educated in Viveiro where he joined the Galician Revolutionary Students (ERGA) in 1977. He was one of the founders of the Galician Youth Union (UMG), the youth wing of the Galician People's Union (UPG). Whilst at university he helped found the Comités Abertos de Faculdade, a student organization. When the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) was founded in 1982 Rego joined its leadership as a representative of ERGA.

Rego was elected to Santiago de Compostela Municipal Council at the 1995 local election as a BNG candidate. He was re-elected at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 local elections. Following the 1999 election the BNG formed an administration with the Socialists' Party of Galicia and Rego was appointed councillor for the environment. He was elected to the BNG's executive in March 2013. He contested the 2019 November general election as a BNG candidate in the Province of A Coruña and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.

Electoral history + Electoral history of Néstor RegoElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceNo.Result 1995 local Santiago de Compostela Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc 2 Elected 1999 local Santiago de Compostela Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc Elected 2003 local Santiago de Compostela Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc 1 Elected 2007 local Santiago de Compostela Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc 1 Elected 2019 April general Province of A Coruña Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc 1 Not elected 2019 November general Province of A Coruña Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc 1 Elected