Summary
Beatriz Micaela Carrillo de los Reyes (born 2 June 1975) is a Spanish politician and social activist. She is as member of the 13th Congress of Deputies integrated within the Socialist Parliamentary Group, representing Seville.
Beatriz Carrillo | |
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| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Seville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1975 Palma del Río, Spain |
| Occupation | Social activist, social worker, politician |
Biography edit
Born on 2 June 1975 in Palma del Río, in the province of Córdoba,[1] she is of Romani ethnicity. A self-described Socialist "since (she was in) the bassinet", her father had been a clandestine Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) member during the Francoist Spain era, who fought against truancy among the Gipsy kids.[2][3] She undertook studies in Business Administration, earned a diplomature in Social Work and a Licentiate degree in Anthropology; she paid her studies with work in the street vending and in the orange industry in her native town.[4]
A social activist known by her work as President of Fakali, the Federation of Gypsy Women Associations,[5] she ran 3rd in PSOE list for Seville for the Congress of Deputies vis-à-vis the 2019 general election.[6] She was elected member of the 13th term of the Lower House.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "XIII Legislatura (2019-Actualidad) Carrillo de los Reyes, Beatriz Micaela". Congress of Deputies.
- ^ Ingelmo, Pedro (21 April 2019). "Beatriz Carrillo, una voz para la mayor minoría". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ Somolinos, Daniel (18 May 2019). "Diputados gitanos: cuatro nuevos rostros en el Congreso para acabar con el antigitanismo". El Mundo.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Morillo, Isabel (17 April 2019). "Beatriz Carrillo, la gitana antitópicos que dijo sí a 'la prima Carmen' (Calvo)". El Confidencial.
- ^ "Carrillo: 'La mujer gitana no está en el debate feminista'". Canal Sur. 7 March 2019.
- ^ Montero, Sara (28 March 2019). "Los candidatos gitanos que llevarán (por fin) la voz del pueblo romaní a las instituciones". Cuarto Poder.