{{Short description|Spanish politician}} {{family name hatnote|Chueca|Muñoz|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Natalia Chueca | image = | caption = Natalia Chueca in June 2023 | occupation = Marketing professional | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain | death_date = | death_place = | office = Mayor of Zaragoza | predecessor = Jorge Azcón | successor = | term_start = 17 June 2023 | term_end = | office2 = Councillor in Zaragoza | term_start2 = 15 June 2019 | term_end2 = | party = People's Party | partner = | alma_mater = University of Zaragoza (MBA)<br>EADA Business School | signature = | relatives = }} '''Natalia Chueca Muñoz''' (born 1976)<ref name=onda>{{cite news |title=Quién es Natalia Chueca, candidata del PP a la alcaldía de Zaragoza|trans-title=Who is Natalia Chueca, PP candidate for mayor of Zaragoza |url=https://www.ondacero.es/emisoras/aragon/noticias/quien-natalia-chueca-candidata-alcaldia-zaragoza_202305216469b44b910a1b0001cdc59d.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |publisher=Onda Cero |date=21 May 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She has been a member of the city council in Zaragoza since 2019 and mayor since 2023.
==Early and personal life== Born in Zaragoza, Chueca is married and has three children as of 2023.<ref name=onda/> She graduated in business administration and management from the University of Zaragoza in 1998 and earned a Master of Business Administration from the EADA Business School in Barcelona.<ref name=onda/> She worked in marketing as well as giving classes for the MBA course at ESIC University.<ref name=onda/> She was director of marketing for the Zaragoza-based toy retailers Imaginarium SA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sereno |first1=Eva |title=Imaginarium celebra su 25 aniversario con un nuevo diseño de KicoNico de María Escoté|trans-title=Imaginarium celebrates its 25th birthday with a new KicoNico design by María Escoté |url=https://www.eleconomista.es/aragon/noticias/8624016/09/17/Imaginarium-celebra-su-25-aniversario-con-un-nuevo-diseno-de-KicoNico-de-Maria-Escote.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=El Economista |date=21 September 2017 |language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Serra |first1=Carlota |title=Cierra Imaginarium, las emblemáticas jugueterías de dos puertas|trans-title=Imaginarium, the emblematic toy shops with two doors, close |url=https://es.ara.cat/economia/comercio/cierra-imaginarium-emblematicas-jugueterias-puertas_1_4985627.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=Ara |date=2 April 2024 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
==Political career== Chueca was placed sixth on the People's Party (PP) list headed by Jorge Azcón for the 2019 Zaragoza City Council election; she was the second highest candidate on the list to not have previous political experience.<ref>{{cite news |last1=López |first1=M. |title=Azcón sitúa a María Navarro como número 2 de la lista del PP al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza|trans-title=Azcón places María Navarro as number 2 on the PP list for Zaragoza City Council|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/zaragoza/2019/04/11/azcon-situa-maria-navarro-como-numero-2-de-la-lista-del-pp-al-ayuntamiento-de-zaragoza-1308718.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=11 April 2024 |language=Spanish}}</ref> She was made councillor in charge of public services and mobility in Azcón's administration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=López |first1=M. |title=El gobierno dice que a los servicios públicos les faltan 21,4 millones para cerrar el año|trans-title=Government says public services need 21.4 million to complete the year|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/zaragoza/2019/07/25/el-gobierno-dice-que-a-los-servicios-publicos-les-faltan-21-4-millones-para-cerrar-el-ano-1327010.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=25 July 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
In January 2023, Azcón, in his role as leader of the People's Party of Aragon, named Chueca as his successor as candidate for mayor in the city council election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alonso |first1=Jorge |title=Azcón se decanta por Chueca y la presenta este martes como candidata a la Alcaldía de Zaragoza|trans-title=Azcón opts for Churca and presents her this Tuesday as candidate for mayor of Zaragoza|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/2023/01/09/natalia-chueca-ya-es-candidata-del-pp-a-la-alcaldia-de-zaragoza-1623485.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=10 January 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> She ran on a platform including improving relationships between residents and institutions, increasing social support, improving public transport and infrastructure, and rebuilding La Romareda stadium for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Programa electoral del PP en Zaragoza: las propuestas de Chueca que han convencido a los ciudadanos|trans-title=PP electoral programme in Zaragoza: Chueca's proposals that have convinced the citizens|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/zaragoza/2023/05/16/programa-electoral-pp-zaragoza-elecciones-municipales-2023-1651842.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=29 May 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
The 2023 election results saw the PP rise by seven seats to 15 out of 31, and Chueca was invested as mayor. All three provincial capitals of Aragon, the others being Huesca and Teruel, had PP women mayors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Natalia Chueca gobernará Zaragoza en solitario y completa el 'triplete' popular de las capitales aragonesas |trans-title=Natalia Chueca will govern Zaragoza outright and complete the PP 'treble' in the Aragonese capitals|url=https://www.eldiario.es/aragon/politica/natalia-chueca-gobernara-zaragoza-solitario-completa-triplete-popular-capitales-aragonesas_1_10303597.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=elDiario.es |date=17 June 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> In September 2023, she was chosen by national PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo as spokeswoman of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP).<ref>{{cite news |title=Natalia Chueca: "Desde la FEMP trabajaremos para que los españoles de todos los municipios sean iguales"|trans-title=Natalia Chueca: "From FEMP we will work so that Spaniards of all municipalities are equal" |url=https://www.europapress.es/aragon/noticia-natalia-chueca-portavoz-femp-trabajaremos-espanoles-todos-municipios-sean-iguales-20230923134311.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |publisher=Europa Press |date=23 September 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Mayors of Zaragoza}}
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