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Alba García Martín

In this Basque name, the first surname is García and the second is Martín.

Alba María García Martín (born 22 October 1988) is a Spanish psychologist, anti-racism activist, and politician.[1][2][3]

Alba García Martín
Alba García Martín in 2024
Leader of Sumar Euskadi
Assumed office
4 February 2024
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born
Alba María García Martín

(1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 35)
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Political partySumar Mugimendua (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Podemos Euskadi (2021–2024)
Alma materUniversity of Deusto
OccupationPsychologist • Anti-racism activist • Politician

She was the coordinator of SOS Racism in Biscay. She is part of the Big Road association for community development in Senegal.[4] She was an institutional action technician for Podemos Euskadi (2021–2024),[5] and in 2023 began her political career with the Podemos Euskadi party.[6]

In 2024, she was proposed by the party Sumar Mugimendua to lead the Sumar coalition in the Basque Country, as a Lehendakari (head of government) candidate in the 2024 Basque regional election.[1][2][7]

Biography edit

Born in Bilbao (Biscay). She got a licenciate degree in psychology in the University of Deusto (2006–2011).[8] In the last year of her degree, she was selected by the Bizkaia Talent agency for the Talentia program (2010–2011), since then being part of the Talentia Network.[9] Later, she completed a master's degree in psychology of social intervention at the University of Deusto.[8]

She specializes in social intervention. She worked for three years at the Lagun Artean shelter with different groups.[8] Then she worked for around ten years at the Telefónica Association of Retired Persons as a psychologist.[8] She was the coordinator of SOS Racismo in Biscay, as an expert in anti-racism. and social intervention.[10][11]

In 2020, she founded the Big Road Elkartea association, an association for community development in Senegal-Euskadi.[12][4][13] She also participates in feminist activism. She is a member of the feminist organization feministAlde![14] She also collaborates as an opinion columnist with various media, including among others El Correo,[15] Deia,[16] elDiario.es,[17][18] El Salto,[19] and Naiz.[20]

In 2021, she began working for the political party Podemos Euskadi in the Institutional Action secretary as an institutional action technician and as a coordinator of institutional action, electoral campaigns, and electoral program, being part of the team of technicians of the party.[5][21][22]

Political career edit

Podemos Euskadi (2023) edit

In 2023, She took the step into politics, as a candidate, with the Podemos Euskadi political party. In the 2023 Spanish local elections, she was a candidate for council member of the Bilbao City Council, for the Elkarrekin Bilbao electoral alliance (Podemos Euskadi, Ezker Anitza, Equo Berdeak and Green Aliance), with Ana Viñals as a candidate for mayor of Bilbao.[23][24][25][6]

 
Feminist Meeting Podemos Euskadi (Santurtzi, 2023). Among others, Paula Amieva, Pilar Garrido, Eneritz de Madariaga, Natalia Rey, Montserrat Roca, Soraya Pereira, Ángela Sevilla, Mariví Eizaguirre, Ainhoa Lopera, Isabel González, and Alba García (missing in the photo, Inés Unzaga).

In the 2023 Basque foral elections, she was a candidate for deputy of the General Assembly of Biscay (regional parliament of Biscay), for the Bilbao constituency, for the Elkarrekin Bizkaia electoral alliance (Podemos Euskadi, Ezker Anitza, Equo Berdeak and Green Aliance), with Eneritz de Madariaga as candidate for General Deputy of Biscay (head of government).[26][27][6] Although she did not obtain a seat as a member of the regional Parliament.

Sumar Mugimendua (2024) edit

In 2024, García was proposed by the Sumar Mugimendua political party to head the Sumar Euskadi electoral alliance in Euskadi (alliance created by the three Basque political parties Sumar Mugimendua, Ezker Anitza, and Equo Berdeak), as a Lendakari (president of the government) candidate in the 2024 Basque regional election.[3][28][21] For that, she stopped being a member of the Podemos Euskadi party and she began as a member of the party Sumar Mugimendua to lead the Sumar Euskadi electoral alliance.[21]

Personal life edit

She resides in Bilbao. She declares herself a feminist and anti-racist.[23]

References edit

  1. ^ a b C, P. (9 January 2024). "Sumar propone como candidata a lehendakari a la psicóloga Alba García Martín". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sumar propone a la activista antirracista Alba García como candidata a lehendakari en las elecciones vascas". www.publico.es. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Sumar propone a Alba García Martín como candidata a lehendakari". EITB (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Que No Caiga y no cae, sigue adelante". EITB (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Andueza, Alberto Ortiz, Iker Rioja (9 January 2024). "Sumar propone a la activista antirracista Alba García Martín como candidata a lehendakari de la coalición en Euskadi". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Elkarrekin Podemos aspira a lograr una Euskadi "más habitable, democrática y justa para todas"". Europa Press. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Sumar propone a Alba García como candidata a lehendakari ante la "sorpresa" de Podemos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "Sumar propone a la psicóloga Alba García como candidata a lehendakari". Redacción Médica (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ Pardo, Miguel A. (5 December 2013). "Bizkaia teje su red de talentos". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Festival CompARTE Antirracismo". EITB (in Spanish). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Racismo en confinamiento: más discursos de odio y más visibles". The Objective (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Big Road Elkartea promueve alternativas para la infancia y la juventud en Senegal a través del fútbol". EITB (in Spanish). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  13. ^ "'Ez dadila erori!', Euskadi eta Senegalen arteko proiektu solidarioa". Berria (in Basque). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  14. ^ "A la huelga general feminista, compañera". www.elsaltodiario.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Artículos escritos por Alba Gacía Martín". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ^ Martín, Alba García (3 September 2023). "Se os acabó el chollo". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  17. ^ Martín, Alba García (29 August 2023). "Se os acabó el chollo". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  18. ^ Martín, Alba García (27 November 2018). "Quien se pica, ajos come". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  19. ^ "El Salto – Edición General". www.elsaltodiario.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  20. ^ "naiz: – 1". www.naiz.eus (in Basque). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Sumar 'roba' otro rostro de Podemos y propone a Alba García como candidata a las autonómicas". Crónica Vasca (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Podemos cree "desleal" que Sumar proponga a Alba García en vísperas de otra reunión 'a cuatro' para cerrar su coalición". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  23. ^ a b Bilbao, Sede. "Ana Viñals presenta un equipo para poner en marcha una nueva agenda ur". Ahal Dugu (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Las candidaturas a la alcaldía de Bilbao en las elecciones municipales del 28-M". El Correo (in Spanish). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  25. ^ Molano, Eva (26 April 2023). "De la Falange a la candidatura vecinal STOP: las 14 listas que concurrirán a las urnas en Bilbao". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  26. ^ Sáez, Olga (24 May 2023). "Eneritz De Madariaga: "Nuestra forma de gobernar es diferente, defendemos lo público"". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Eneritz de Madariaga, candidata de Elkarrekin Bizkaia, en RN – Radio Nervión" (in Spanish). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  28. ^ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (9 January 2024). "Sumar propone a Alba García para encabezar la coalición con Podemos e IU en las elecciones vascas". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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