Mónica Oltra
Spanish politician (born 1969)
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Mónica Oltra Jarque (Valencian: [ˈmonika ˈɔltɾa])[1][a] is a Spanish left-wing politician, and the ex-vice president, ex-spokesperson and ex-minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of the Valencian government.
Mireia Mollà i Herrera
Miquel Real Antequera
Mónica Oltra | |
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Oltra in 2015 | |
| Co-spokesperson of Compromís (alongside Enric Morera) | |
| In office 2012–2022 | |
| Spokesperson of Compromís at Corts Valencianes | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Glòria Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Enric Morera |
| Spokesperson of Valencian People's Initiative | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Paco García Latorre Mireia Mollà i Herrera Miquel Real Antequera |
| Deputy at Corts Valencianes | |
| In office 2007–2022 | |
| First Vice president of the Generalitat Valenciana | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Preceded by | José Císcar |
| Minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of Generalitat Valenciana | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Asunción Sánchez Zaplana |
| Spokesperson of the Generalitat Valenciana | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Preceded by | María José Català |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1969 |
| Party | IdPV-Compromís |
| Website | monicaoltra2015 |
Born in Germany to a Spanish immigrants family, she returned to Spain in 1984 and shortly after joined the Communist Party of Spain.[2]
Mónica Oltra has served as one of the main leaders[3] of the political party Valencian People's Initiative (IdPV) and of Coalició Compromís (Commitment Coalition), a coalition which she has represented in the Valencian parliament,[4] representing the province of Valencia since 2007 until her resignation in 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Valencia. Alongside being a politician, she also works as a lawyer.
In June 2022 she was accused by José Luis Roberto Navarro, a known valencian far-right wing activist,[5] of covering up the case of sexual abuse by her ex-husband of a 14 years old minor under guardianship.[6][7] Despite the pressure, she initially refused to resign her position of the vice-president of Valencian government.[6][8] However, after PSOE-Valencia threatened to break the governing Botanic coalition, she resigned on 21 June.[9] In June 2023, the judicial police released a report that allegedly supports Oltra's version that no cover-up had occurred[10] and in April 2024, the tribunal ruled that there were not any evidence and filed the case.[11] Despite the previous rulings, she's currently being judged for the alleged cover-up.[12]
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