Kissy Chandiramani
Kissy Chandiramani Ramesh (born 8 March 1979) is a Spanish politician from Ceuta. A member of the Ceuta's autonomous government, she briefly served as MP in the Congress of Deputies in 2019 as part of the People's Party (PP) parliamentary group.
Biography[edit]
Born in Ceuta on 8 March 1979,[1] she is a member of the Ceuta's Hindu community.[2] She earned a licentiate degree in law from Universidad CEU San Pablo and acquired another degree in EU law from Sorbonne.[3] She worked as clerk in a law firm and as salesperson in a BBVA office.[4][5] After running 12th in the People's Party (PP) list for the 2003 Ceuta local election, she became a member of the Assembly of Ceuta in 2003.[5] She became minister of Economy, Finance and Public Function of the autonomous government of Ceuta in 2017.[4] Following the appointment of Juan Bravo Baena as Minister of Economy of the Regional Government of Andalusia,[3] she was sworn in as Member of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Ceuta on 12 February 2019, covering Bravo's vacant seat.[6][7] She was then referred as the "first member of the Congress of Deputies of Hindu origin".[8] She took office again as minister of Economy, Finance and Public Function of the autonomous government of Ceuta in March 2020.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kissy Chandiramani Ramesh". Gobierno de Ceuta. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Briones, Rafael; Tarrés, Sol; Salguero, Óscar (2013). Encuentros. Diversidad religiosa en Ceuta y Melilla (PDF). Editorial Pluralismo y Convivencia. p. 88. ISBN 978-84-9888-523-1.
- ^ a b "Kissy Chandiramani se convierte en la primera diputada hindú en España". El Confidencial. 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Kissy Chandiramani: "Vamos a poner una alfombra roja a las empresas que quieran venir a Ceuta"". InfoPlay. 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Kissy Chandiramani se convertirá hoy en la primera diputada hindú en España". Cadena SER. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Toma posesión de su escaño en el Congreso la primera diputada de origen hindú". La Vanguardia. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Chandiramani Ramesh, Kissy". congreso.es. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "La diputada del PP Kissy Chandiramani, primera representante hindú en el Congreso". El Independiente. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Los nuevos consejeros del Gobierno de Vivas toman posesión tras la remodelación". Ceuta Ahora. 4 March 2020.