Manuela Carmena

Manuela Carmena
Manuela Carmena in 2015
Mayor of Madrid
In office
13 June 2015 – 15 June 2019
DeputyMarta Higueras
Preceded byAna Botella
Succeeded byJosé Luis Martínez-Almeida
Member of the City Council of Madrid
In office
13 June 2015 – 17 June 2019
Member of the General Council of the Judiciary
In office
26 July 1996 – 7 November 2001
Personal details
Born (1944-02-09) 9 February 1944 (age 80)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyMás Madrid (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
PCE (1965–1981)
Ahora Madrid (2015–2019)
Spouse
Eduardo Leira
(m. 1967)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Valencia
Profession
  • Judge
  • lawyer
  • politician
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Manuela Carmena Castrillo (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwela kaɾˈmena kasˈtɾiʎo]; born 9 February 1944) is a retired Spanish lawyer and judge who served as Mayor of Madrid from June 2015 to June 2019. She was a member of the General Council of the Judiciary.