Gonzalo Capellán de Miguel (born 23 January 1972)[1] is a Spanish academic and People's Party (PP) politician.

He led the party in the 2023 Riojan regional election, in which they won a majority and he became President of La Rioja.

His father Patricio, who died in 2016, was the town's mayor from 1987 to 2015, representing the People's Party (PP).

[6] In 2020, Capellán returned to Spain and in February 2022 he was promoted to Professor of Contemporary History at the University of La Rioja.

[7] That October, he was chosen as the PP candidate for the 2023 Riojan regional election by the party's national leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo.