Miguel Ángel Gallardo (politician)

Miguel Ángel Gallardo Miranda (born 8 June 1974)[1] is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.

He was the mayor of his hometown of Villanueva de la Serena from 2003 to 2024, when he was elected secretary general of the PSOE in Extremadura.

Born in Villanueva de la Serena in Extremadura, Gallardo is married and has two children as of 2024.

[5] As mayor of Villanueva de la Serena, Gallardo proposed a municipal merger with nearby Don Benito, thus forming a city of 65,000 that would be the third-biggest in the region after Badajoz and Cáceres.

[2] In March 2024, Gallardo was elected leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Extremadura with 56.2% of the vote against Lara Garlito, who had the endorsement of the PSOE's central leadership including prime minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez.