Noelia Vera

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Noelia Vera Ruiz-Herrera (born 27 October 1985)[1] is a Spanish journalist and former politician of the Podemos party. She was a member of the Congress of Deputies from 2015 to her resignation in 2021, and was the Secretary of State for Equality from 2020 to 2021.

Biography[edit]

Born in Cádiz, Vera was raised on a farm in nearby El Puerto de Santa María. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and a master's degree from King Juan Carlos University, both in the field of journalism. She worked at various media outlets in Spain, Argentina and Colombia, including Diario de Cádiz, CNN+, Telemadrid and EFE. In 2014, she became editor and occasional host of La Tuerka, a discussion show anchored by Podemos founder Pablo Iglesias.[1][2]

Vera was chosen as Podemos's lead candidate for the 2015 Spanish general election in the Cádiz constituency,[3] and was elected.[4] Having been re-elected three times, in January 2020 she was made Secretary of State for Equality by Minister of Equality Irene Montero.[5]

In June 2021, as Ione Belarra succeeded Iglesias as leader of Podemos, Vera rose to third position in the party's national executive, the Citizens' Council.[6]

In October 2021, Vera resigned her seat and government post, and retired from politics for personal reasons. She was succeeded by Juan Antonio Delgado and Ángela Rodríguez, respectively.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Noelia Vera dimite como número dos de Irene Montero y deja sus cargos en Podemos: "Hay que saber parar"" [Noelia Vera resigns as Irene Montero's number two and leaves her roles in Podemos: "You have to know when to stop"]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ Ruiz Valdivia, Antonio (4 September 2019). "15 cosas que no sabías de Noelia Vera" [15 things you didn't know about Noelia Vera]. HuffPost (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Un total de 11 partidos aspiran a ocupar los escaños de la provincia de Cádiz" [A total of 11 parties hope to take the province of Cádiz's seats] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Elecciones generales 2015: la lista completa de diputados y senadores". HuffPost (in Spanish). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "El equipo del Ministerio de Igualdad promete construir un país "verdadera feminista" al tomar posesión" [Ministry of Equality team promise to build a "truly feminist" country upon taking office]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ "La gaditana Noelia Vera, número tres del Consejo Ciudadano de Podemos tras elegir a Belarra nueva líder" [Cádiz-born Noelia Vera, number three in Podemos's Citizens' Council after electing Belarra as new leader] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "La secretaria de Estado de Igualdad, Noelia Vera, deja la política" [Secretary of State for Equality, Noelia Vera, leaves politics]. ABC (in Spanish). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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