José Antonio Monago Terraza

Who is José Antonio Monago Terraza?

José Antonio Monago Terraza is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party and who currently serves as President of Extremadura, the Extremaduran regional administration. Outside of political life, Monago received a Doctorate in Law from the University of Salamanca He became Extremaduran regional leader of the PP in 2007 and served as a city councillor in Badajoz and as a PP deputy in the Extremaduran Assembly. The Extremaduran Assembly appointed him to the Spanish Senate in 2008.

Monago was chosen as the PP candidate for President of Extremadura in the 2011 Extremaduran elections. The elections saw the PP emerge as the largest party in Extremadura for the first time, although they fell one seat short of an absolute majority. The outgoing President, Guillermo Fernández Vara of the PSOE, attempted to secure re-election by forming a pact with United Left. However IU declined to support the PSOE and abstained in the Presidential vote with the result that Monago became the first PP President of Extremadura.