Regino García-Badell Arias (born 1949) is a Spanish politician and high school teacher.
Born on 5 March 1949 in Madrid,[1] he is nephew of prime minister Carlos Arias Navarro[2] and cousin of Gerardo Díaz Ferrán.
[4] Teacher at the Isabel la Católica High School,[5] García-Badell started to work for Esperanza Aguirre after the later was appointed Minister of Education;[4] a member of the inner circle of the People's Party (PP) politician,[6] who were to become President of the Senate and President of the Community of Madrid, García-Badell wrote many of her speeches.
He renovated his seat in the October 2003 election,[8] but he handed in his resignation following his appointment as Chief of Staff of Aguirre in the same month the term started.
The new president, Ignacio González, found him a place in the Consultative Council of the Community of Madrid.