Diana Morant In these days of pools and speculation regarding the composition of the new Council of Ministers, he is not the only Valencian who risks his continuity in the structures affiliated with the Spanish Government. Today, about a dozen Valencians in high positions related to the State are eagerly awaiting the organizational chart announced by Pedro Sánchez and, above all, holding different portfolios; This is kept in great secrecy and will be revealed today.
The decisions taken by the executive president will not directly affect Valencian figures such as Cristina Moreno, Francisco Mulero, Carmen Collado or Rita Bosaho, who work in the middle levels of the executive branch. But the consequences could increase in the coming weeks, and moves in and out at the top of departments could lead to moves to the bottom, as seen, for example, in José Luis Ábalos or Carmen Montón’s previous moves in Transport and Health.
Both were appointed ministers in Sánchez’s first cabinet following a no-confidence motion in 2018. Their arrival was accompanied by the participation of several citizens from the Valencian Community, after all, it was the head of the portfolio who made up his team and was better than that. Using trusted people. Justo Herrera, Ricardo Campos Fernández or Patricia Lacruz made the same journey as Montón from Ministry of Health to ministry and found themselves outside that department after their supporters left.
Something similar happened to some Valencians named by Abalos, such as Francisco Toledo, former head of the State Ports, or José Vicente Berlanga, formerly of Enusa (National Uranium Company). But there are those left. These are the cases of Seitt director general Cristina Moreno and Transport general secretary María José Rallo; Both are under the management of Raquel Sánchez and it looks like they won’t continue to lead the field.
Mediterranean corridor commissioner Josep Vicent Boira also reports to this ministry; The position of Cercanías coordinator of the Valencian Community, Juan Carlos Fulgencio, or Francesc Romeu, member of the State Ports, were all appointed by Ábalos at that time. Then, in March 2023 (the last to arrive), Nuria Matarredona was appointed general manager of Urban Agenda and Architecture in the same department, following her time at Botànic.
The relationship of trust between the person in charge of the ministry and his successive positions can be estimated according to Carlos Marco. The current undersecretary of the Ministry of Science previously worked with Morant on the Gandia Town Council as head of the town’s Smart City. The former mayor’s departure may affect Marco, but Morant’s name is also mentioned among those who will continue to hold honorable positions in the administration.
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Other Valencian socialists examining the composition of the government include Francisco Mulero, president of the State Agricultural Infrastructure Association and former regional secretary; and Gabriela Bravo, director general of the Public Justice Service and former director general of Justice at Consell, together with Maria Àngels García Vidal. Previous cases like that of Ana Botella, who was Minister of State for Security until the government was reshaped in 2020, serve as a warning that positions can never be secured whether the minister changes or not.
The task of Podem’s last two representatives in the Spanish Government is even more difficult. Following the departure of María Teresa Pérez from the Youth Institute, Carmen Collado, head of the Labor Inspection, and Rita Bosaho, director general of Equal Treatment and Racial-Ethnic Diversity, became the last representatives in the management of the purple Valencian federation. .
Bosaho’s case is the most complicated due to the fact that Irene Montero is affiliated with the Ministry of Equality, indicating that everything will fall into the hands of the PSOE; Collado, on the other hand, is in the Díaz department and Héctor did not resign to enter Illueca’s lists. It is the second party that received the most votes in the party primaries in Valencia. He was responsible for signing the sentence against Glovo, but it is not known whether the recent clashes between the vice president and Podemos will harm him.