Cristina Valido García

Cristina Valido García (born August 28, 1969; Las Palmas) is a member of Canarian Coalition[1] who serves as the party's deputy in the Spanish Congress of Deputies since July 2023.[2] In 2017, Valido served as the counselor of employment and politics in the government of the Canary Islands under President Fernando Clavijo Batlle.[3]

Cristina Valido García
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Assumed office
17 August 2023
ConstituencySanta Cruz de Tenerife
Personal details
BornAugust 28, 1969
Las Palmas, Spain
Political partyCanarian Coalition

On January 18 of 2024, Valido entered a controversy regarding her words on an amendment to the Spanish Constitution; the change removed the word "reduced" (disminuidos) from Article 49. During the deputy's subsequent speech, she apologized to people with disabilities, apologizing for the delay. This was met with criticism, as the Spanish word for delay is "retraso" and the derogatory word used against disabled individuals is "retrasado".[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Coalición Canaria confirma a Cristina Valido como candidata al Congreso de los Diputados por Santa Cruz de Tenerife". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). EFE. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Coalición Canaria confirma a Cristina Valido como candidata al Congreso de los Diputados por Santa Cruz de Tenerife". Canarias Ahora. June 10, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Desireé (9 January 2017). "Clavijo afirma que el nuevo Gobierno demostrará "madurez y capacidad de pacto"". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ "«Perdón a las personas con discapacidad por el retraso»: las redes cargan contra Cristina Valido". Canarias7. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.