Susana Díaz
| Susana Díaz | |
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| President of Andalusia | |
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Assumed office 7 September 2013 | |
| Deputy |
Diego Valderas (2012–15) Manuel Jiménez Barrios (2015–) |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Griñán |
| Secretary-General of the PSOE-A | |
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Assumed office 23 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Griñán |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Susana Díaz Pacheco 18 October 1974 Seville, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | José María Moriche Ibáñez |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Seville |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Susana Díaz Pacheco (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana ˈði.aθ]; born 18 October 1974) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, currently President of the Regional Government of Andalusia and Secretary-General of the PSOE Andalusian branch.
Secretary of Socialist Youth of Andalusia and Seville City Council (1997-2004)
Susana Díaz was elected secretary of Organisation of Socialist Youth of Andalusia in 1997. In the elections of June 1999 she was included in the list of the PSOE to the City of Seville and was elected as councillor and, Alfredo Sanchez Monteseirín as mayor.
Susana Díaz studied law at the University of Seville.
President of the Junta de Andalucía (since 2013)
Susana Díaz was elected as President of Andalusia in 2013
2015 Election
At the 2015 Andalusian Parliamentary Election, her party retained the same number of seats as prior to the election however their electoral partner, the United Left lost most of their seats, thus preventing Susana's party from gaining a majority in the legislature. The new centrist party, Citizens won 9 seats in the election. As Susana's party didn't win an absolute majority, they needed another party to reach the 55 seats needed for a majority. In early May 2015, her government received 56 votes for, thus electing her President of Andalusia.
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