Adrián Barbón Rodríguez (born 4 January 1979) is a Spanish politician. He is the secretary general of the Asturian Socialist Federation, the regional socialist party affiliated with the national Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the current President of the Principality of Asturias.
Adrián Barbón | |
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9th President of the Principality of Asturias | |
Assumed office 16 July 2019 | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Vice President | Juan Cofiño Gimena Llamedo |
Preceded by | Javier Fernández |
Secretary-General of the Asturian Socialist Federation | |
Assumed office 17 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Javier Fernández |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 29 September 2015 – 27 October 2015 | |
Constituency | Asturias |
Mayor of Laviana | |
In office 30 September 2008 – 9 October 2017 | |
Member of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias | |
Assumed office 24 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Central District |
Personal details | |
Born | Laviana, Asturias, Spain | 4 January 1979
Political party | PSOE |
Alma mater | University of Oviedo |
Personal life
editAdrián Barbón was born 4 January 1979, in the municipality of Laviana, in the heart of mining region of Asturias. He received his primary education in San José School, located in the neighbouring town of Sotrondio, that closed in 2019 as a consequence of the decline in population in the region.[1] He finished secondary education in IES David Vázquez Martínez, in his hometown of Pola de Laviana.[2] Adrián Barbón graduated in law from the University of Oviedo.
Political career
editAfter serving as mayor of Laviana since 2008 to 2017, Barbón assumed the general secretariat of the Asturian Socialist Federation on 17 September 2017. Two years later, after winning the 2019 Asturian regional election, he was named President of the Principality of Asturias.[3]
On 17 December 2021, he was diagnosed with COVID-19, being hospitalized and with his vice-president Juan Cofiño replacing him as interim President.[4]
References
edit- ^ "«Las cuencas necesitan un plan especial para que no se cierren más colegios»". El Comercio (in Spanish). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ D, L. M. (18 January 2021). "Clases a 4 bajo cero: los alumnos del IES de Pola de Laviana protestan hoy". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Adrián Barbón, elegido presidente de Asturias en segunda votación con el respaldo de PSOE e IU" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 15 July 2019.
- ^ elDiario.es (17 December 2021). "Ingresan por COVID al presidente de Asturias, Adrián Barbón". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2021.