# Sonia Castedo

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{{Short description|Spanish politician}}
alt=Sonia Castedo|thumb|Sonia Castedo in 2014
'''Sonia Castedo Ramos''' (born 23 December 1970) is a Spanish politician and was mayor of [Alicante](/source/Alicante) until her resignation on December 23, 2014.

She was born in [Ribadeo](/source/Ribadeo), [Galicia](/source/Galicia_(Spain)) in 1971, and has been living in Alicante since her childhood. She graduated from the [University of Alicante](/source/University_of_Alicante) with a degree in [Sociology](/source/Sociology).

Her political career started in 1993 when she joined the [People's Party](/source/People's_Party_(Spain)) (''Partido Popular''). In 1999 she was elected a member of Alicante City Council. In 2003 she became the first deputy to the mayor.

On September 17, 2008, following the resignation of [Luis Díaz Alperi](/source/Luis_D%C3%ADaz_Alperi), Castedo was elected mayor of Alicante. She is the first woman to occupy this position.<ref>[http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/espana/noticias/755344/09/08/Sonia-Castedo-toma-posesion-como-alcaldesa-de-Alicante-la-primera-mujer-en-ocupar-el-cargo-y-demanda-inversiones.html Sonia Castedo toma posesión como alcaldesa de Alicante, la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo, y demanda inversiones] ''eleconomista.es.'' {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005213355/http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/espana/noticias/755344/09/08/Sonia-Castedo-toma-posesion-como-alcaldesa-de-Alicante-la-primera-mujer-en-ocupar-el-cargo-y-demanda-inversiones.html|date=2011-10-05}}</ref>

She has been involved in several cases of corruption in the Valencia Autonomous Community and she was [charged](/source/Criminal_charge) by the Valencian court of designing the town planning following particular interests and earning backhanding money for it.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=El TSJ imputa a Castedo y Alperi por tráfico de influencias y cohecho |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/10/01/valencia/1349097075.html |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=www.elmundo.es |language=es}}</ref> She resigned on December 23, 2014.<ref>[http://www.abc.es/local-alicante/20141223/abci-castedo-dimision-alcaldesa-201412231241.html Sonia Castedo, alcaldesa de Alicante, anuncia su dimisión por Facebook] in elmundo.es</ref>

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Category:1971 births
Category:Mayors of Alicante
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Category:Women mayors of places in Spain
Category:Living people
Category:People's Party (Spain) politicians
Category:University of Alicante alumni

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