Ana Oramas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oramas and the second or maternal family name is González-Moro.

Ana María Oramas González-Moro (born 17 July 1959) is a Spanish politician who has been a member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands from 1991 to 1999, and since 2023. She was a member of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council from 1979 to 1991, mayor of San Cristóbal de La Laguna from 1999 to 2008, and a member of the Congress of Deputies from 2007 to 2023. She is a member of the Canarian Coalition.

Ana Oramas
Ana Oramas in 2019
Member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2023
Constituency	Tenerife
In office 26 May 1991 – 3 June 1999
Constituency	Tenerife
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 25 June 2007 – 30 May 2023
Constituency	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Mayor of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
In office 4 July 1999 – 21 November 2008
Preceded by	Elfidio Alonso Quintero
Succeeded by	Fernando Clavijo Batlle
Member of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council
In office 3 February 1979 – 26 May 1991
Personal details
Born	Ana María Oramas González-Moro (1959-07-17) 17 July 1959 (age 65) Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Political party	Canarian Coalition (1992–present)
Other political affiliations	Union of the Democratic Centre (1978–1982)
Children	1
Education	University of La Laguna

Early life and education

Ana María Oramas González-Moro was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on 17 July 1959, as the eldest of ten children. She graduated from University of La Laguna with a degree in economics.^[1]

Career

Oramas joined the Union of the Democratic Centre in 1978, and then the Canarian Coalition (CC) in 1982. From 1979 to 1991, she was a member of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council.^[2] Oramas was elected as mayor of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in 1999.^[1] On 12 November 2008, she resigned from the council and as mayor, but maintained her seat in the Congress of Deputies. CC selected Leonarda Santana to replace her in its municipal electoral list.^[3]

In the 2004 election Oramas was the fourth person on the CC's electoral list and was not elected. However, Paulino Rivero, who was elected, stepped down in 2007, and Oramas replaced him on 25 June.^[4] She won in the 2008 election.^[1] During Oramas' tenure in the chamber she has served on the Economy and Finance, Constitutional Affairs, and Culture committees.^[1]

From 1991 to 1999, Oramas was a member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands. Under President Manuel Hermoso she held multiple regional administrative positions.^[2] Oramas declined to seek reelection to the Chamber of Deputies in 2023 and instead won a seat^[5] in parliament in the 2023 election. During her tenure in parliament she served as president of the Disability commission.^[6]

Personal life

Oramas is married and is the mother of one child.^[1]