Those who know him closely say that Macarena Montesinos a party woman above all else. Regardless of who is responsible. And this is evidenced by the fact that all the leaders the People’s Party has, including those who reached the Presidency of the Government, are in a circle of people they trust.. Starting with José María Aznar and continuing with Mariano Rajoy, Pablo Casado and currently Alberto Núñez FeijóoHe appointed him general secretary of the parliamentary group at the Congress of Deputies, placing him in his closest team. But given that the recognition he enjoyed was the result of a long and proven political career originating in Alicante, no one gave him anything.
And when he was born on September 30, 1961, it was in the state capital. She is the daughter of Juan Antonio Montesinos, one of the founders of Alianza Popular, a group for which she is regional president and national vice president. He would later actively participate in the formation of the People’s Party, which he led in the Valencian Community.
This devotion, which he had to experience up close in his own home, soon impressed Macarena; Macarena, after studying at the Jesuit school and becoming a study counselor, First steps into politics with the support of New Generations. And from the very first moment he stood out, to the point that he became regional president and was later recruited by Manuel Fraga to prepare the transitional congress to the PP, together with others such as Mariano Rajoy, who had a proven career in the party. , Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, Loyola de Palacio or Federico Trillo and others.
From here comes an unstoppable career, taking on a variety of responsibilities at both organic and corporate levels. Starting in 1991, after being part of the municipal candidacy of the party headed by Diego Such in Alicante, he became a councilor of the City Council. This was the previous step for Eduardo to position himself as a state candidate in regional elections four years later. Zaplana declared himself president of the Generalitat for the first time. This opened the doors of Valencia Cortes, He served as a regional MP until 2004, the exact year he stepped into Congress after participating in the general elections. He remained there until 2016, when he decided to temporarily put politics aside. This will not last long, because in 2019 he will return to the Cortes Generales again as a member of parliament, where he will currently remain after being at the top of the Alicante list in the last 23J elections.
Throughout his career, Macarena Montesinos stood out with his intense parliamentary activities, which made him recognized as the most combative parliamentarian by different institutions and organizations. And some of this combativeness was used to meet the needs of both the Valencian Community in general and the province of Alicante in particular.
But all this without eliminating his internal activities within the party, for which, as already mentioned, he always won the admiration of the main popular leaders. Including the current Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Far from relieving him of the responsibilities that come with being part of Pablo Casado’s team, He welcomed her into his circle of trust and approved her as deputy speaker and committee coordinator in the Lower House.
A trust established by Montesinos himself, after he played a key role in the process of changing the national presidency of the PP, when he was appointed as the representative of popular Valencians in the committee created to plan the extraordinary congress in which Feijóo participated. office, the reins of education.
And so it continues, because in the new restructuring undertaken by the national leader of the People’s Party, the Alicante MP became the secretary of the group in Congress, as the number two of the Galician Miguel Tellado, who will occupy the speaker of the parliament. A new recognition that was very well received by the leadership of the Valencian PP, headed by Carlos Mazón, president of the Generalitat. Not in vain Montesinos One of the people he trusted enough to see her as his political godmother. and one of the people who most and decisively helped him reach the Palau de la Generalitat.
Alicante MP is currently a member of the Valencian PP, with Esteban González Pons, deputy corporate secretary, He is in a position of greater responsibility in Madrid. “This is not a family issue, it doesn’t matter which leader is at any given time. The top officials of the National PP are looking for him because they want to have the best in their team, and so does Macarena Montesinos,” insist those who know him.