Sonia Castedo

She was born in Ribadeo, Galicia in 1971, and has been living in Alicante since her childhood.

Her political career started in 1993 when she joined the People's Party (Partido Popular).

In 1999 she was elected a member of Alicante City Council.

On September 17, 2008, following the resignation of Luis Díaz Alperi, Castedo was elected mayor of Alicante.

[1] She has been involved in several cases of corruption in the Valencia Autonomous Community and she was charged by the Valencian court of designing the town planning following particular interests and earning backhanding money for it.