Javier Ortega Smith | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Ortega Smith in 2018 | |
| Secretary-General of Vox | |
| In office 5 March 2016 – 6 October 2022 | |
| President | Santiago Abascal |
| Preceded by | Iván Espinosa de los Monteros |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Garriga |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| Member of the City Council of Madrid | |
| Assumed office 15 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Javier Ortega Smith-Molina 28 August 1968 Madrid, Spain |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Vox (2014–present) |
| Other political affiliations | FE de las JONS (1985–1991) |
| Spouse |
Paulina Sánchez del Río Nájera
(m. 2021) |
| Alma mater | University of Alcalá Comillas Pontifical University |
Francisco Javier Ortega Smith-Molina (Spanish pronunciation: [esmiθ.moˈlina]; born 28 August 1968) is a Spanish lawyer and politician.[1] He served as Secretary-General of Vox between 2014 and 2022,[2] making him the second most prominent person in the party after its president Santiago Abascal.[3] He serves as a member of both the Congress of Deputies and the Madrid City Council since 2019.
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- "Ortega Smith, sobre el falangista Primo de Rivera: "Es un magnífico patriota, un gran ideólogo político"". InfoLibre. 16 May 2019.
- "Ortega Smith, sobre las Trece Rosas: "Nunca voy a pedir perdón por algo que es verdad"". 20minutos.es. 8 October 2019.
- Intxausti, Aurora (4 November 2019). "Ortega Smith acusa a las 13 Rosas de Madrid de "torturar, asesinar y violar"". El País.
- "La polémica celebración de La Toma de Granada vuelve con la prohibición de "símbolos extremistas"". eldiario.es. 1 January 2020.
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- ^ "Abascal es desempallega d'Ortega Smith i promociona Ignacio Garriga". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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