Rebeca Pérez

Rebeca Pérez López (born 1980) is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). She entered the city council in Murcia in 2015, was appointed deputy mayor in 2023, and was elected mayor in 2026, becoming the first woman to lead the city council.

Biography Born in Murcia, Pérez holds degrees in business studies and in optics, as well as a master's degree in applied political analysis. She was 20th on the People's Party (PP) list in Murcia led by in the 2011 local elections, missing election by 200 votes. In March 2015, with two months left of the term, Adela Martínez-Cachá left a position in the Council of Government of the Region of Murcia, and Pérez took her seat on the council.

In the 2015 local elections, she was 10th on the PP list led by José Ballesta. Ballesta became mayor and Pérez was put in charge of infrastructure and youth. Ballesta put her in charge of sustainable mobility and youth, as well as being the municipal spokesperson; when he was removed from office in 2021, she continued as spokesperson of the PP group in the council.