Juan Lobato

Juan Lobato Gandarias (born 5 November 1984) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. First elected as a councillor in Soto del Real in 2003, he was the town's mayor from 2015 to 2021. He served in the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2019 and again from 2021, becoming his party's leader in the region.

Juan Lobato
Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Madrid
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 October 2021
Preceded by	José Manuel Franco
Mayor of Soto del Real
In office 15 June 2015 – 16 April 2021
Preceded by	Encarnación Izquierdo
Succeeded by	Noelia Barrado
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2021
In office 10 June 2015 – 9 June 2019
Personal details
Born	Juan Lobato Gandarias (1984-11-05) 5 November 1984 (age 39) Madrid, Spain
Political party	PSOE
Alma mater	Autonomous University of Madrid

Biography

Born in Madrid, Lobato graduated in Business Management and Administration, and Law, from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He was the mayor of Soto del Real from 2015 to 2021, having first been elected to the city council in 2003 when he was 18,^[1] and a deputy in the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2019. From 2010, he worked as a State Treasury Technician for the State Tax Administration Agency.^[2]

In 2017, he was a candidate for secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the Community of Madrid.^[3] He came second, with 19.74% of the vote, behind José Manuel Franco.^[4]

Lobato was put in fourth place on the PSOE's list for the 2021 Madrilenian regional election, led by Ángel Gabilondo.^[5] He resigned as mayor of Soto del Real in April,^[1] before being re-elected to the Assembly in May. He and Irene Lozano were made the party's assistant spokespeople, behind Hana Jalloul.^[6]

In September 2021, Lobato put himself forward again as a candidate for secretary general.^[7] He was elected in October, with 61.23% of the votes, ahead of the mayor of Fuenlabrada, Francisco Javier Ayala.^[8] Also becoming spokesman of the party in the Assembly of Madrid, he offered to pact with regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP) so that the budget could be passed without compromises towards Vox.^[9]

References

1. Sanz, Luis Ángel (16 April 2021). "El alcalde de Soto del Real, Juan Lobato, deja la Alcaldía con la vista puesta en liderar el PSOE de Madrid" [Mayor of Soto del Real, Juan Lobato, leaves office with an eye to leading the PSOE in Madrid]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
2. Iglesias, Juan José (15 October 2021). "Juan Lobato: «La obligación de un socialista es que los colegios públicos sean un referente»" [Juan Lobato: "A socialist's obligation is for state schools to set an example"] (in Spanish). Madrid es Noticia. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
3. "Juan Lobato, alcalde de Soto del Real, se presenta a las primarias del PSOE-M" [Juan Lobato, mayor of Soto del Real, will present himself in the PSOE-M primaries] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. "Juan Lobato a José Manuel Franco: "Cuentas con todo nuestro apoyo"" [Juan Lobato to José Manuel Franco: "You have our whole support"] (in Spanish). Madridiario. 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. "Juan Lobato, alcalde de Soto del Real, 'número cuatro' en la lista de Gabilondo" [Juan Lobato, mayor of Soto del Real, 'number four' on Gabilondo's list] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
6. Marcos, José (26 May 2021). "Hana Jalloul será la portavoz del PSOE en la Asamblea de Madrid" [Hana Jalloul will be the PSOE's spokeswoman in the Assembly of Madrid]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
7. "Lobato oficializa su candidatura a liderar el PSOE-M para que vuelva a ser "referente de la izquierda"" [Lobato confirms candidacy to lead PSOE-M and make it an "example for the left" again]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
8. "Juan Lobato gana las primarias y se convierte en el nuevo líder del PSOE en Madrid" [Juan Lobato wins the primaries and becomes the new leader of PSOE in Madrid]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
9. Mateo, Juan José (3 November 2021). "Lobato cambia el paso al PSOE y se abre a pactar las cuentas con el PP" [Lobato changes the PSOE's tune and opens up to settling the bills with the PP]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

Political offices
Preceded by Encarnación Izquierdo	Mayor of Soto del Real 2015–2021	Succeeded by Noelia Barrado
Party political offices
Preceded by José Manuel Franco	Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Madrid 2021–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Hana Jalloul	Leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Assembly of Madrid 2021–present	Incumbent