Kissy Chandiramani Ramesh (born 8 March 1979) is a Spanish politician from Ceuta. A member of the Ceuta's autonomous government, she briefly served as MP in the Congress of Deputies in 2019 as part of the People's Party (PP) parliamentary group.
Biography edit
Born in Ceuta on 8 March 1979,[1] she is a member of the Ceuta's Hindu community.[2] She earned a licentiate degree in law from Universidad CEU San Pablo and acquired another degree in EU law from Sorbonne.[3] She worked as clerk in a law firm and as salesperson in a BBVA office.[4][5] After running 12th in the People's Party (PP) list for the 2003 Ceuta local election, she became a member of the Assembly of Ceuta in 2003.[5] She became minister of Economy, Finance and Public Function of the autonomous government of Ceuta in 2017.[4] Following the appointment of Juan Bravo Baena as Minister of Economy of the Regional Government of Andalusia,[3] she was sworn in as Member of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Ceuta on 12 February 2019, covering Bravo's vacant seat.[6][7] She was then referred as the "first member of the Congress of Deputies of Hindu origin".[8] She took office again as minister of Economy, Finance and Public Function of the autonomous government of Ceuta in March 2020.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Kissy Chandiramani Ramesh". Gobierno de Ceuta. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Briones, Rafael; Tarrés, Sol; Salguero, Óscar (2013). Encuentros. Diversidad religiosa en Ceuta y Melilla (PDF). Editorial Pluralismo y Convivencia. p. 88. ISBN 978-84-9888-523-1.
- ^ a b "Kissy Chandiramani se convierte en la primera diputada hindú en España". El Confidencial. 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Kissy Chandiramani: "Vamos a poner una alfombra roja a las empresas que quieran venir a Ceuta"". InfoPlay. 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Kissy Chandiramani se convertirá hoy en la primera diputada hindú en España". Cadena SER. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Toma posesión de su escaño en el Congreso la primera diputada de origen hindú". La Vanguardia. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Chandiramani Ramesh, Kissy". congreso.es. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "La diputada del PP Kissy Chandiramani, primera representante hindú en el Congreso". El Independiente. 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Los nuevos consejeros del Gobierno de Vivas toman posesión tras la remodelación". Ceuta Ahora. 4 March 2020.