Mónica Oltra
Spanish politician (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mónica Oltra Jarque (Valencian: [ˈmonika ˈɔltɾa])[1][lower-alpha 1] is a Spanish left-wing politician, and the ex-vice president, ex-spokesperson and ex-minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of the Valencian government.
Mónica Oltra | |
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Co-spokesperson of Compromís (alongside Enric Morera) | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Spokesperson of Compromís at Corts Valencianes | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Preceded by | Glòria Marcos |
Succeeded by | Enric Morera |
Spokesperson of Valencian People's Initiative | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Succeeded by | Paco García Latorre Mireia Mollà i Herrera Miquel Real Antequera |
Deputy at Corts Valencianes | |
In office 2007–2022 | |
First Vice president of the Generalitat Valenciana | |
In office 2015–2022 | |
Preceded by | José Císcar |
Minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of Generalitat Valenciana | |
In office 2015–2022 | |
Preceded by | Asunción Sánchez Zaplana [es] |
Spokesperson of the Generalitat Valenciana | |
In office 2015–2022 | |
Preceded by | María José Català |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969 (age 54) Neuss, West Germany |
Nationality | Spanish |
Political party | IdPV-Compromís |
Website | monicaoltra2015 |
Born in Germany to a Spanish immigrants family, she returned to Spain in 1984 and shortly after joined the Communist Party of Spain.[2]
Mónica Oltra has served as one of the main leaders[3] of the political party Valencian People's Initiative (IdPV) and of Coalició Compromís (Commitment Coalition), a coalition which she has represented in the Valencian parliament,[4] representing the province of Valencia since 2007 until her resignation in 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Valencia. Alongside being a politician, she also works as a lawyer.
In June 2022 she was accused by the Supreme Court of Justice of Valencian Community [es] in the crime of covering up the case of sexual abuse by her ex-husband of a 14 years old minor under guardianship.[5][6] Despite the pressure, she initially refused to resign her position of the vice-president of Valencian government.[5][7] However, after PSOE-Valencia threatened to break the governing Botanic coalition, she resigned on June 21.[8] In June 2023, the judicial police released a report that allegedly supports Oltra's version that no cover-up had occurred, though the court is still to pronounce on the matter.[9]