Ovidio Zapico

Ovidio Zapico González (born 1971)[1] is a Spanish politician of the United Left (IU). He was a town councillor in Sobrescobio from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, he was elected to the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.

Zapico was elected coordinator general of the United Left of Asturias in 2020. In 2023, he founded the Convocatoria por Asturias (CxAst) coalition with Más País and the Asturian Left and supported Adrián Barbón as President of the Principality of Asturias. CxAst formed the second government of Adrián Barbón as the junior partner to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Zapico was given a ministry.

Biography

Zapico was born in Pola de Laviana in Asturias.[2] A hotel manager, he led the United Left (IU) list in the town of Sobrescobio in the 2011 Spanish local elections, aiming to get the party on the council for the first time.[3] He was elected again in 2015, and resigned on 28 November 2017, passing his office to the younger Alejandro Alonso.[4]

Ahead of the 2015 Asturian regional election, Gaspar Llamazares named Zapico third on the IU electoral list in the Central constituency.[5] The party maintained their five seats.[6]

In the 2019 Asturian regional election, the IU fell to two seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias: Ángela Vallina and Zapico.[7] In February 2020, Zapico ran unopposed and became the new coordinator general of the United Left of Asturias, succeeding Ramón Argüelles.[8]

Having already run in 2019 with the Asturian Left as Asturias por la Izquierda, the two added Más País to their list for the 2023 Asturian regional election, and named in Convocatoria por Asturias (CxAst).[9] The list, led by Zapico, received 7.6% of the votes and had three members elected, all by the Central Constituency.[10] Together with the one deputy from Podemos, they supported Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) leader Adrián Barbón as President of the Principality of Asturias, helping him to a majority of 23 out of 45 seats.[11] In the Second government of Adrián Barbón, the PSOE governed with CxAst, and Zapico was given the Ministry of Land Use Planning, Urban Development, Housing and Citizen Rights.[12]

In December 2024, at the 13th Congress of the United Left of Asturias, Zapico was re-elected coordinator general unanimously.[13]

References

  1. ^ Lorenzo, Silvia (6 May 2025). "Ovidio Zapico, consejero de Ordenación Territorial del Principado: "Genera dudas que las inspecciones a las minas se realizasen con aviso"" [Ovidio Zapico, minister of Land Use Planning of the Principality: "It creates doubts that mine inspections are done with forewarning"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. ^ Quintanal, Leticia (24 February 2025). "Ovidio Zapico (IU Asturias) apuesta por reeditar el pacto con el PSOE en 2027 para "mantener el rumbo de la región"" [Ovidio Zapico (IU Asturias) bets on renewing the pact with the PSOE in 2027 to "keep the region on course"]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ^ "El hostelero Ovidio Zapico encabeza la candidatura de IU en Sobrescobio" [Hotel manager Ovidio Zapico leads the IU candidacy in Sobrescobio]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ^ Varela, Marta (29 November 2017). "Ovidio Zapico pasa el testigo a Alejandro Alonso en Sobrescobio" [Ovidio Zapico passes the baton to Alejandro Alonso in Sobrescobio]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ^ "María José Miranda, Ovidio Zapico y Marta Pulgar encabezan junto a Llamazares la lista de IU a las autonómicas" [María José Miranda, Ovidio Zapico and Marta Pulgar spearhead together with Llamazares the IU list for the autonomous elections]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Europa Press. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. ^ "El PSOE gana en Asturias y obtiene 14 diputados" (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. EFE. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Ángela Vallina: «Vamos a poner los votos al servicios de la estabilidad»" [Ángela Vallina: "We're going to put votes to services of stability"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). EFE. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Ovidio Zapico, nuevo coordinador de IU-Asturias al ser el único candidato" [Ovidio Zapico, new coordinator of IU-Asturias by being the only candidate] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. EFE. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Convocatoria por Asturies será la marca de IU y Más País en las elecciones del 28M" [Convocatoria por Asturias will be the brand of IU and Más País in the 28 May elections]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Estos son los 45 nuevos diputados de la Junta General". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  11. ^ "El socialista Adrián Barbón es investido presidente de Asturias por mayoría absoluta con el apoyo de IU y Podemos" [Socialist Adrián Barbón is invested as president of Asturias with an absolute majority with the support of the IU and Podemos] (in Spanish). RTVE. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Ovidio Zapico, consejero de Ordenación del Territorio, Urbanismo, Vivienda y Derechos Ciudadanos" [Ovidio Zapico, minister of Land Use Planning, Urban Development, Housing and Citizen Rights]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Ovidio Zapico, reelegido coordinador general de IU Asturias en una asamblea de unidad" [Ovidio Zapico, re-elected coordinator general of IU Asturias in an assembly of unity] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. EFE. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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