Carolina Alonso

Spanish politician (born 1980)

Succeeded byParty lost all seats

Born(1980-10-17)17 October 1980

PartyPodemos (until 2023)

Carolina Alonso


Member of the Assembly of Madrid
In office 26 June 2019 – 13 June 2023
Leader of Podemos in the Assembly of Madrid
In office 4 May 2021 – 13 June 2023
Preceded by	Isabel Serra
Succeeded by	Party lost all seats

Personal details
Born	(1980-10-17)17 October 1980 Gijón, Spain
Party	Podemos (until 2023)
Education	University of Oviedo (Pedagogy) University of the Basque Country (Political Sciences)

Carolina Alonso Alonso (born 17 October 1980)^[1] is a Spanish politician. She was elected to the Assembly of Madrid in the 2019 elections and led Podemos there from 2021 to 2023. She quit the party in December 2023.

Born in Gijón in Asturias, Alonso graduated in Pedagogy from the University of Oviedo,^[2] and in Political Sciences from the University of the Basque Country.^[3]

In November 2016, she was elected to the Citizens' Council of Podemos in the Community of Madrid, as part of the sector backing Ramón Espinar Merino.^[4] During tensions in the party between leader Pablo Iglesias and Íñigo Errejón, she backed the former.^[5]

Alonso was placed seventh on Unidas Podemos's list for the 2019 Madrilenian regional election, led by Isabel Serra,^[6] and seven members were elected. She was again placed seventh in 2021,^[7] and ten members were elected.

After the 2021 Assembly of Madrid elections, Iglesias retired from politics after having led Podemos's list, and Serra resigned. Alonso then led the party in the legislature.^[8]

Alonso switched to municipal politics for the 2023 Madrid City Council election, running in second on the Podemos-United Left-Green Alliance list led by former athlete Roberto Sotomayor.^[9] Podemos lost all of its seats both in the city and region of Madrid.^[10] On 11 December 2023, both Alonso and Sotomayor quit Podemos after the party split from the left-wing coalition Sumar.^[11]

References

↑ "Carolina Alonso Alonso" (in Spanish). Assembly of Madrid. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "La asturiana Alonso, portavoz de Podemos en la Asamblea de Madrid" [The Asturian Alonso, spokesperson for Podemos in the Assembly of Madrid]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "Carolina Alonso, nueva portavoz de Podemos en la Asamblea de Madrid tras la renuncia al acta de Isa Serra" [Carolina Alonso, new Podemos spokesperson in the Assembly of Madrid after the resignation of Isa Serra]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "La candidatura de Rita Maestre sólo coloca a 7 de los 34 miembros del Consejo de Podemos Madrid" [Rita Maestre's candidacy only gets 7 of the 34 members of the Council of Podemos Madrid] (in Spanish). Nueva Tribuna. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "Errejón coloca 14 nombres y Espinar 11 en una lista en la que destacan Clara Serra y María Espinosa" [Errejón gets 14 names and Espinar 11 in a list in which Clara Serra and María Espinosa stand out] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "La lista de candidatos de Unidas Podemos-Madrid en Pie a la Comunidad para las elecciones de 2019" [List of candidates for Unidas Podemos-Madrid en Pie for the Community at the 2019 elections]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "Lista candidatos Unidas Podemos elecciones Madrid 2021" [List of Unidas Podemos candidates in the 2021 Madrid elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "Carolina Alonso será la portavoz de Unidas Podemos en la Asamblea de Madrid y Alejandra Jacinto la adjunta" [Carolina Alonso will be the spokesperson of Unidas Podemos in the Assembly of Madrid and Alejadra Jacinto her deputy] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
↑ "Lista de Podemos-IU-AV para las elecciones al Ayuntamiento de Madrid 2023" [Podemos-IU-AV list for the 2023 Madrid City Council elections]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
↑ "Podemos desaparece de Madrid: ni Jacinto en la Comunidad, ni Sotomayor en el Ayuntamiento consiguen ningún escaño" [Podemos disappears in Madrid: neither Jacinto in the Community, nor Sotomayor in the City Council get any seats] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
↑ "Roberto Sotomayor y Carolina Alonso abandonan Podemos porque la dirección no consulta las decisiones" [Roberto Sotomayor and Carolina Alonso abandon Podemos because the executive does not consult on decisions] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

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