Francisco de la Torre (politician)
Francisco de la Torre Prados (born 21 December 1942) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician who has been the mayor of Málaga since 2000. He has also been president of the Provincial Deputation of Málaga (1971–1975), a member of the Congress of Deputies (1977–1982) and Senate (2011–2014).
Francisco de la Torre | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Málaga | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Celia Villalobos |
| Senator | |
| In office 13 December 2011 – 20 June 2014 | |
| Constituency | Málaga |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 22 July 1977 – 28 October 1982 | |
| Constituency | Málaga |
| President of the Provincial Deputation of Málaga | |
| In office 18 February 1971 – 18 February 1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1942 (age 81) Málaga, Andalusia, Spain |
| Political party | People's Party (PP) |
He began his political career in 1971 as president of the Provincial Deputation of Málaga, being dismissed in 1975 by the Francoist government for his liberal views. He served in the Congress of Deputies as a member of the Union of the Democratic Centre, and was elected to Málaga City Council in 1995. He was part of the local government of Celia Villalobos and succeeded her as mayor in 2000.
De la Torre has won six local elections, though in 2015 and 2019 his party needed support from Citizens to form a majority in the city hall. He has been awarded the Legion of Honour by France, the Medal of Pushkin by Russia, and is an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire.