Abel Bautista
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Abel Bautista Morán (born 11 May 1987)[1] is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). He was named secretary general of the People's Party of Extremadura in 2022 and was elected to the Assembly of Extremadura in 2023, being appointed to the Regional Government of Extremadura.
Born in Montijo in the Province of Badajoz, Bautista graduated with a law degree from the University of Salamanca and a master's degree in business law.[1] He was elected as a town councillor in Quintana de la Serena and worked as a legal consultant for the People's Party (PP) group in the Assembly of Extremadura.[1]
In July 2022, María Guardiola, who was the sole candidate for president of the People's Party of Extremadura, announced Bautista as the party's secretary general.[2] In the 2023 Extremaduran regional election, Guardiola led the PP's list in the Cáceres constituency and Bautista in the Badajoz one, as the party changed 80% of its nominees compared to the 2019 election.[3] Guardiola was elected President of the Regional Government of Extremadura and Bautista was named Minister of the Presidency, Interior and Social Dialogue in her government.[4]
Guardiola and Bautista again led the PP lists in their respective constituencies in the 2025 Extremaduran regional election.[5] The party remained the largest in the Assembly, but short of a majority. New statutes for the PP said that a secretary general could not also be a regional minister.[6]
Personal life
Bautista married fellow PP politician Gema Cortés, with whom he had two children as of 2022.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Vinagre, Celestino J. (15 July 2022). "El montijano Abel Bautista será el secretario general del PP extremeño" [Montijo-born Abel Bautista will be the secretary general of the Extremaduran PP]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "El montijano Abel Bautista Morán será el nuevo secretario general del PP de Extremadura" [Montijo-born Abel Bautista will be the new secretary general of the PP of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Sánchez Rodríguez, Rocío (18 April 2023). "El PP renueva el 80% de su lista a la Asamblea de Extremadura" [PP renews 80% of its list for the Assembly of Extremdura]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Los nuevos consejeros de la Junta de Extremadura toman posesión de sus cargos" [New ministers of the Regional Government of Extremadura take their offices] (in Spanish). Onda Cero. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Hidalgo Sancho, Carmen (17 November 2025). "Guardiola renueva el 53% de las listas del PP a la Asamblea: entran Zulema Romero y Kini Carrasco" [Guardiola renews 53% of the PP lists for the Assembly: Zulema Romero and Kini Carrasco enter]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Hernández, A. B. (14 January 2026). "Los nuevos estatutos del PP complican a Abel Bautista seguir en el Ejecutivo" [New PP statutes make it complicated for Abel Bautista to continue in the Executive]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.