Heliodoro Gallego

Heliodoro Gallego Cuesta (born 9 January 1949) is a politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

He lost the office to Marcelo de Manuel of the People's Party (PP) in 1995, winning it back with absolute majorities in 1999 and 2003.

[1] During Gallego's time in office, the city council built the Estadio Nueva Balastera for football and rugby, opening in 2006 at a cost of €18 million.

[5] Gallego was secretary-general of the PSOE in the Province of Palencia from 1988 to his decision not to run in November 2008, endorsing the uncontested candidacy of congressional deputy Julio Villarrubia [es].

[6] In the 2011 Spanish local elections, Gallego's 12-year mandate ended as Alfonso Polanco [es] of the PP became mayor.