Javier Alfonso Cendón
Javier Alfonso Cendón | |
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| Deputy Spokesperson of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2023 | |
| President | Cristina Narbona |
| Constituency | Patxi López |
| Deputy in the General Courts | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | León |
| Personal details | |
| Born | León Spain |
Javier Alfonso Cendón (León, 21 October 1983) is a computer engineer, professor, politician, and trade unionist from Spain. He has served as a deputy in the Congress of Deputies since 2019.[1]
Biography
Education and academic career
From a Bercian family, he is the nephew of the former mayor of Fabero Demetrio Alfonso Canedo. He earned a degree in computer engineering from the University of León (2005) and from Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, Connecticut). He completed his academic training with a degree in Market Research and Techniques, and three master’s degrees: an MBA from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and two others in Renewable Energies and Cybersecurity, both from the University of León. He later worked as an associate professor in the Engineering Projects Department at the University of León (2016). He has also been a professor at the University of Xiangtan (China).[2]
Union and political activity
A member of the socialist trade union UGT, he was the youth head of UGT in Castile and León (until 2018) and was part of the youth leadership of the European Trade Union Confederation.[2] A member of the PSOE, he was responsible for local group participation in León (2012–2016) and has been provincial secretary general of León (since late 2017). He led the PSOE list for the Congress of Deputies from León in the 2019 general elections.[3]
Mediator Case
Javier Alfonso announced that he would take legal action against media outlets that identify him as one of the socialist deputies who attended parties with Tito Berni involving cocaine and prostitutes, insisting that he did not attend any dinner with him.[4] In 2024, the police stated that they could not identify the deputies who attended said dinner.[5]
Awards
- Awarded a Torres Quevedo contract (2010) to develop research, development, and innovation projects at the National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe).[6]
References
- ^ "Gutiérrez Salinas, Indalecio". Madrid: Congress of Deputies. 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ a b Ical (2017-10-05). "Javier Alfonso Cendón presents his candidacy to lead a "necessary change" in the PSOE of the province of León". InfoBierzo. Ponferrada (León). Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ García, María (2017-11-19). "Javier Cendón, new leader of a split PSOE". Radio León Cadena SER. León. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Cruz, Marisa (2023-03-03). "The five confirmed PSOE deputies with 'Tito Berni' at Ramses... and seven others implicated". El Mundo. Madrid. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Police say they cannot identify the socialist deputies who dined with Tito Berni". 2024.
- ^ de Pablos Heredero, Carmen; López Berzosa, David (30 November 2011). Open Innovation in Firms and Public Administrations: Technologies for Value Creation. Hershey PA: IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-61350-342-3.