José Luis Centella

In 1995, he became a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Málaga, succeeding Antonio Romero Ruiz who was running for mayor.

[2] During his time on congressional commissions, Centella spoke on issues such as the olive and fishing industries, recovering the works of Pablo Picasso and Cuba–Spain relations.

He succeeded Felipe Alcaraz as secretary general of the Communist Party of Andalusia in 2002, and lost his seat in congress in the 2004 election.

[3] Centella returned to the Congress of Deputies in the 2011 election, as the leader of the United Left (UI) in the Seville constituency.

[4] He did not stand for re-election in 2015, and in 2018 he was succeeded as secretary general of the PCE by Enrique Santiago, moving into the party's new office of president.