Mónica Oltra

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oltra and the second or maternal family name is Jarque.

Mónica Oltra Jarque (Valencian: [ˈmonika ˈɔltɾa])^[1][a] 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
Oltra in 2015
Co-spokesperson of Compromís (alongside Enric Morera)
Incumbent
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 55) Neuss, West Germany
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	IdPV-Compromís
Website	monicaoltra2015.com

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 José Luis Roberto Navarro, a known valencian far-right wing activist,^[5] of covering up the case of sexual abuse by her ex-husband of a 14 years old minor under guardianship.^[6][7] Despite the pressure, she initially refused to resign her position of the vice-president of Valencian government.^[6][8] However, after PSOE-Valencia threatened to break the governing Botanic coalition, she resigned on 21 June.^[9] In June 2023, the judicial police released a report that allegedly supports Oltra's version that no cover-up had occurred^[10] and in April 2024, the tribunal ruled that there were not any evidence and filed the case.^[11]

Notes

1. Her first name is sometimes given as Mònica [ˈmɔnika], which is the usual form of this name in Catalan.