Concha Andreu

Concha Andreu
Concha Andreu
President of La Rioja
	In office; 29 August 2019 – 29 June 2023
Preceded by	José Ignacio Ceniceros
Succeeded by	Gonzalo Capellán
Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of La Rioja
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 31 October 2021
Preceded by	Francisco Ocón
Member of the Parliament of La Rioja
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 June 2011
Member of the Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 August 2023
Constituency	La Rioja
Personal details
Born	Concepción Andreu Rodríguez; 10 March 1967 (age 57); Calahorra (La Rioja), Spain
Political party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Alma mater	University of Salamanca; University of Zaragoza

Concepción "Concha" Andreu Rodríguez (born 10 March 1967) is a Spanish oenologist and politician who served as the President of La Rioja from 2019 to 2023. Since 2011 she has been a member of the Parliament of La Rioja.

Biography

Andreu was born in 1967 in Calahorra. She studied biological sciences at the University of Salamanca and obtained a master's degree in viticulture and oenology from the University of Zaragoza.^[1]

She obtained a seat at the Parliament of La Rioja in 2011. In the 2015 Riojan regional election, Andreu was the candidate of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) for President of La Rioja, and PSOE obtained 10 seats out of 33, while the People's Party (PP) obtained 15. Andreu was subsequently the parliament spokesperson for PSOE.^[2]

In the 2019 Riojan regional election, Andreu repeated as PSOE's candidate for President of La Rioja. PSOE obtained 15 seats out of 33, becoming the largest party in the Parliament of La Rioja for the first time since the 1991 election. On 27 August, Andreu was invested president after reaching an agreement with Podemos and United Left.^[3] Andreu is the first woman to hold the office of President of La Rioja.^[4]

In the 2023 Spanish general election she was elected to the 15th Senate of Spain from La Rioja.

References

^ "Así es Concha Andreu, la nueva presidenta del Gobierno de La Rioja". Rioja2 (in Spanish). 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
^ "Concepción Andreu Rodríguez". Parliament of La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.
^ Pedro Gorospe (2019-08-27). "El PSOE ensancha su poder regional al lograr la presidencia de La Rioja con los votos de Podemos e IU". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.
^ EFE (2019-08-27). "La socialista Concha Andreu, presidenta de La Rioja con apoyo de Podemos e IU". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.

Political offices
Preceded by José Ignacio Ceniceros	President of La Rioja 2019-2023	Succeeded by Gonzalo Capellán
Party political offices
Preceded by Pablo Ruiz Medrano	Leader of the Socialist Group in the Parliament of La Rioja 2015-2019	Succeeded by Raúl Díaz Marín
Preceded by Francisco Ocón	Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of La Rioja 2021-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Así es Concha Andreu, la nueva presidenta del Gobierno de La Rioja". Rioja2 (in Spanish). 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-08-29.

[2] "Concepción Andreu Rodríguez". Parliament of La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.

[3] Pedro Gorospe (2019-08-27). "El PSOE ensancha su poder regional al lograr la presidencia de La Rioja con los votos de Podemos e IU". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.

[4] EFE (2019-08-27). "La socialista Concha Andreu, presidenta de La Rioja con apoyo de Podemos e IU". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-29.

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