Aina Rado

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Rado and the second or maternal family name is Ferrando; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Aina Sebastiana Rado i Ferrando (9 August 1947 - 25 April 2017) was a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician who served as a deputy in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands for Mallorca from 2004 until 2011, as well as their president from 2010 until 2011. Prior to her election, she was a councillor on the Mallorca Insular Council [es] from 1999 until 2006 and secretary-general of the Federation of Education Workers from 1987 until 1995.

Aina Rado
Member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands for Mallorca
In office 21 September 2004 – 7 June 2011
Preceded by	Joana Maria Seguí i Pons [ca]
President of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
In office 9 March 2010 – 7 June 2011
Member of the Mallorca Insular Council [es]
In office 1999–2006
Secretary-General of the Federation of Education Workers
In office 1987–1995
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-09) 9 August 1947 (age 78) Santanyí, Mallorca, Spain
Died	25 April 2017(2017-04-25) (aged 69)
Political party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Spain (formerly)
Occupation	Politician teacher

Biography

Aina Sebastiana Rado i Ferrando^[1] was born on 9 August 1947 in Santanyí,^[2] and she worked as a teacher outside of politics.^[3] A former member of the Communist Party of Spain, she later moved to the Federation of Education Workers (FETE-UGT),^[3] becoming their secretary-general from 1987 until 1995 and later the secretary of social action for their state-level branch (1995-1998).^[4]

Rado was a councillor on the Mallorca Insular Council [es] (1999-2006),^[4] as well as general director for minors of the Government of the Balearic Islands [ca] (1999-2003).^[2] She joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1998,^[3] and was secretary of equality of the party's Mallorca federation between 2000 and 2004.^[2]

Rado succeeded Joana Maria Seguí i Pons [ca] as a deputy of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands for Mallorca on 21 September 2004.^[5] She was re-elected to the same constituency in the 2007 election, and she served until 7 June 2011.^[4][6] she also became vice-president of that parliament.^[7] She became president of the Parliament on 9 March 2010, replacing Maria Antònia Munar [es], and she stood down from the vice-presidency;^[7] she was the second woman elected to the position, after Munar herself.^[8]

Rado died on 25 April 2017, aged 70.^[9]