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Néstor Rego Candamil (born 2 April 1962) is a Galician teacher, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He is leader of the Galician People's Union.
Néstor Rego | |
|---|---|
 Rego in February 2016 | |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | A Coruña |
| Deputy Mayor of Santiago de Compostela | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Member of Santiago de Compostela Municipal Council | |
| In office 1995–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Néstor Rego Candamil 2 April 1962 O Vicedo, Galicia, Spain |
| Political party | Galician People's Union Galician Nationalist Bloc (since 1982) |
| Other political affiliations | Galician Revolutionary Students (1977–1988) |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Rego was born on 2 April 1962 in O Vicedo, Galicia.[1][2] He grew up in A Mariña where he was acquainted with other young Galician nationalists including Hernán Naval.[3] He was educated in Viveiro where he joined the Galician Revolutionary Students (ERGA) in 1977.[2][3][4] He was one of the founders of the Galician Youth Union (UMG), the youth wing of the Galician People's Union (UPG).[3]
Rego has a degree in geography and history from the University of Santiago de Compostela.[1][5] Whilst at university he helped found the Comités Abertos de Faculdade, a student organization.[4][5][6] When the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) was founded in 1982 Rego joined its leadership as a representative of ERGA.[4][5][6]
Rego taught Galician language and literature in high schools.[1][6] He has taught at the Antón Losada Diéguez Institute in A Estrada and the Antón Fraguas Institute in Santiago de Compostela.[3][7]
Rego was elected to Santiago de Compostela Municipal Council at the 1995 local election as a BNG candidate.[4][8] He was re-elected at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 local elections.[9][10] Following the 1999 election the BNG formed an administration with the Socialists' Party of Galicia and Rego was appointed councillor for the environment.[3] He was deputy mayor in charge of cultural affairs from 2003 to 2008.[2][3][4] He resigned in 2008 to return to teaching.[3]
Rego was elected general-secretary of the Galician People's Union (UPG) in June 2012.[6][11] He was elected to the BNG's executive in March 2013.[5] At the April 2019 general election he was placed first on BNG's list of candidates in the Province of A Coruña but the alliance failed to win any seats in the province.[12][13] He contested the 2019 November general election as a BNG candidate in the Province of A Coruña and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[14][15]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 local[8] | Santiago de Compostela | Galician People's Union | Galician Nationalist Bloc | 2 | Elected | ||
| 1999 local | Santiago de Compostela | Galician People's Union | Galician Nationalist Bloc | Elected | |||
| 2003 local[9] | Santiago de Compostela | Galician People's Union | Galician Nationalist Bloc | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2007 local[10] | Santiago de Compostela | Galician People's Union | Galician Nationalist Bloc | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2019 April general[12][13] | Province of A Coruña | Galician People's Union | Galician Nationalist Bloc | 1 | Not elected | ||
| 2019 November general[14][15] | Province of A Coruña | Galician People's Union | Galician Nationalist Bloc | 1 | Elected | ||
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