Another new position from Botànic to the Spanish Government, but this time linked to Compromís. Irene Gavidia, former regional secretary of Primary Care and Social Services, first with Mónica Oltra and then with Aitana Mas, will be the next director general of the Institute for the Elderly and Social Services (Imserso).
Gavidia, a graduate of the University of Valencia in Social Work and an Initiative activist, will join the central management of the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, sources from that department told Servimedia. This ministry is headed by Pablo Bustinduy, who was elected by the Sumar quota. However, his appointment was not made official in the Council of Ministers yesterday.
The new manager of Imserso is a member of the Initiative, where he served as an organizational technician in 2016. This is one of the parties that formed Compromís, but would have preferred to remain independent, although according to party sources this appointment was not made by the Valencians. In fact, the Valencian coalition has so far refused to participate in executive structures, as other parties in Sumar have done.
Gavidia, whose mandate will be postponed until next week, will be in a position to have direct involvement with the Valencian Community, as this region is one of Imserso’s usual destinations, where Consell has established some relationships. conflict historically.
He previously had management experience as regional secretary of the Generalitat from 2019 to 2023 in the last legislature. Ministry sources note the new chief executive’s “commitment and continuous work towards social justice” and his “professional and personal career focused on empowering and achieving equality for both carers and those receiving care, as well as developing social policies”. people in the center.