José Ignacio García

José Ignacio García Sánchez (born 1987)[1] is a Spanish politician. He was elected to the Parliament of Andalusia for the original Adelante Andalusia in 2018, resigning in 2021. He returned to the legislature in 2023, for the party of the same name.

Biography

Born in Jerez de la Frontera in the Province of Cádiz, García earned a psychology degree from the University of Seville. He was active in scouting and left-wing student politics, and joined the party Anticapitalistas.[2]

Ahead of the 2018 Andalusian regional election, García was put second on the electoral list in the Cádiz constituency for Adelante Andalucía, a coalition led by Podemos, a party of which he was a member.[3] The list had three members elected to the Parliament of Andalusia, alongside Ángela Aguilera and Inmaculada Nieto.[4]

In late October 2020, García was one of eight deputies expelled from the Adelante Andalucía group in the Parliament of Andalusia, including lead candidate Teresa Rodríguez.[5] García later said that the other parties in the coalition – Podemos and the United Left – opposed his Andalusian nationalism.[6] In September 2021, García resigned his seat after being told by the Parliament that it was incompatible with his new job as a school guidance counselor.[7]

In the 2022 Andalusian regional election, Rodríguez led a new formation also called Adelante Andalucía. She was elected in Cádiz, with García second on the list. When she resigned in February 2023 to return to the educational profession, he succeeded to her seat. He criticised Sumar, the left-wing coalition founded by Yolanda Díaz, as being centred around Madrid.[8] In March 2024, he took 94% of the vote to succeed Rodríguez as leader of the party.[9]

García proposed a bill that was passed by the Parliament of Andalusia, in which all children would receive €100 towards glasses and contact lenses while fees for adults would be adjusted to income. The measures were then debated on the national level by the Congress of Deputies.[10]

References

  1. ^ Moreno, Silvia. "J. Ignacio García (Adelante): "Que Vox presida la comisión de recuperación es como luchar contra el virus bebiendo lejía"" [J. Ignacio García (Adelante): "Having Vox preside over the recovery commission is like fighting against the virus by drinking bleach]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ Chilla, Sebastián (12 September 2021). "José Ignacio García: "Mi puerta giratoria es la cancela de un instituto"" [José Ignacio García: "My revolving door is the gateway to a school"] (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ Camacho, Julio (20 September 2018). "Podemos se lleva los dos primeros puestos de la lista de Adelante Andalucía por Cádiz" [Podemos gives itself the two top places on the Adelante Andalucía list for Cádiz] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Los 109 diputados electos al Parlamento andaluz de la undécima legislatura" [The 109 deputies elected to the Parliament of Andalusia in the eleventh legislature] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ Lucio, Lourdes (28 October 2020). "El Parlamento andaluz expulsa a Teresa Rodríguez y otros siete diputados del grupo Adelante Andalucía a propuesta de Podemos" [Parliament of Andalusia expels Teresa Rodríguez and another seven deputies from the Adelante Andalucía group on Vox's request]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ Álvarez, Jaime (5 November 2020). "José Ignacio García: "Izquierda Unida y Podemos tiene un plan: que no haya una voz andalucista en las instituciones"" [José Ignacio García: "The United Left and Podemos have a plan: that there cannot be any Andalusian nationalist voice in institutions"] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ^ "El parlamentario andaluz no adscrito José Ignacio García deja su escaño al iniciar unas prácticas de orientador educativo" [Independent member of the Parliament of Andalusis José Ignacio García resigns his seat upon beginning work experience as a school guidance counselor]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Europa Press. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ Rodríguez, Chema (15 April 2023). "José Ignacio García: "Sumar es un proyecto desde Madrid con una perspectiva palaciega del poder"" [José Ignacio García: "Sumar is a project centred on Madrid with a palatial perspective of power"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ^ "José Ignacio García, elegido nuevo portavoz de Adelante Andalucía en sustitución de Teresa Rodríguez" [José Ignacio García, elected new spokesperson of Adelante Andalucía in place of Teresa Rodríguez]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ^ "José Ignacio García, portavoz de Adelante Andalucía e impulsor de la ley de gafas y lentillas gratis: "Es alucinante que no se consideraran un artículo de salud"" [José Ignacio García, Adelante Andalucía spokesperson and sponsor of the free glasses and contact lenses law: "It's mind-boggling that they weren't considered a healthcare product"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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