Alberto Fabra, a prominent figure in Valencian and national politics, has been named to chair the Defense Commission as part of a broader reorganization of parliamentary commissions. This new Defense Commission, along with twenty-two other legislative committees, will be formally established on a Monday that marks the start of a renewed committee framework. Within this structure, Fabra, who has long been a leading voice for the Popular Party in Castellón, assumes a role that aligns with his regional leadership and his experience in national legislatures. He has served as president of the Generalitat Valenciana from 2011 to 2015, and prior to that held a position as a senator by appointment in the preceding legislature. In the latest electoral cycle, the PP included him on its congressional list as the head of the Castellón constituency, thereby solidifying his parliamentary status. His election to chair the commission also signals a strong alignment between Castellón’s regional leadership and the PP’s strategy in Congress, with Macarena Montesinos designated as the group secretary to support the party’s parliamentary coordination. (Source: PP, EFE)
Sources from the Popular Party noted to EFE that the party has positioned several senior figures alongside Fabra. Among them is Main Pastor, a former PP minister of health, who is expected to head the joint National Security commission that is anticipated to be established in the coming weeks. This placement underscores the PP’s emphasis on security and health policy coordination at the national level, reflecting a broader plan to balance expertise across the commissions. (Source: PP, EFE)
In another key development, the MP will head the Science, Innovation and Universities commission, a portfolio that places a premium on research, higher education, and technological development. Sandra Moneo will assume leadership in comprehensive disability policies, reflecting the party’s commitment to inclusive policy design at the parliamentary level. Mercedes Fernández, who serves as president of the PP in Asturias, will oversee this area, signaling a cross-regional approach to policy implementation. Pedro Puy, historically the spokesman for the PP in Galicia during the presidency of Alberto Núñez Feijóo in Xunta, has been tasked with leading the Economic Commission, a role that connects regional economic strategies with national fiscal and regulatory priorities. (Source: PP, EFE)
The Housing and Urban Agenda Commission, another priority for the PP, will be chaired by the deputy speaker of the PP parliamentary group, Isabel Borrego, who previously held the post of Secretary of State for Tourism and serves as a deputy from Murcia. This appointment reinforces the party’s emphasis on housing policy, urban development, and tourism’s critical role in regional growth across Spain, with a strategic eye toward balancing development with sustainable planning. (Source: PP, EFE)