Daniel Pérez Calvo (born 1966)[1] is a Spanish journalist and politician. After working for Atresmedia from 1991 to 2019, he joined the Citizens party and led them in the 2019 Aragonese regional election, where they increased their number of seats from 5 to 12. He resigned as leader after the party lost all their seats in the 2023 election.
Biography
editBorn in Barcelona, Pérez Calvo graduated in Information Sciences from the University of Navarre. He spent most of his journalistic career with Atresmedia, joining their Zaragoza delegation as an editor in 1991.[2] In February 2012, he was named as regional director of Atresmedia's radio station Onda Cero and regional delegate of its television channel Antena 3, following the death of his predecessor Ricardo Lizarraga.[3]
In January 2019, Pérez Calvo was chosen by Citizens leader Albert Rivera to be their officially endorsed candidate in primaries to lead the party in the 2019 Aragonese regional election, replacing Susana Gaspar.[4] In March, he won the eight-man primary with 81% of the votes, in which he was the only candidate not registered as a party member.[5]
Citizens came third in the May 2019 elections, increasing their seats from 5 to 12 and their percentage from 9.4% to 16.7%.[6] Pérez Calvo was open to forming a coalition with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) of incumbent regional president Javier Lambán, who instead chose to pact with left-wing parties for his second government.[7]
In May 2021, Citizens' national leader Inés Arrimadas named Pérez Calvo the party's vice secretary-general.[8] He resigned as the party's regional leader after they lost all 12 seats in the 2023 Aragonese regional election.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Daniel Pérez" (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Pérez Calvo, un recién llegado que aspira a gobernar" [Daniel Pérez Calvo, a recent arrival who aspires to govern]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Pérez Calvo, nuevo director de Onda Cero y delegado de Antena 3 Televisión en Aragón" [Daniel Pérez Calvo, new director of Onda Cero and delegate of Antena 3 Televisión in Aragon] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Rivera ficha como candidato en Aragón a un directivo de Atresmedia" [Rivera signs an Atresmedia director to be candidate in Aragon]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Pérez Calvo será el candidato de Ciudadanos en las elecciones autonómicas en Aragón" [Daniel Pérez Calvo will be Citizens' candidate in the autonomous elections in Aragon]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Mouzo, Jessica (27 May 2019). "El PSOE gana en Aragón pero Ciudadanos tendrá la llave para gobernar" [PSOE win in Aragon but Citizens will hold the key to government]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Ciudadanos en Aragón enfría un pacto con Lambán: "Su opción clara era Podemos"" [Citizens in Aragon pour cold water on a pact with Lambán: "His clear option was Podemos"] (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Arrimadas designa a Daniel Pérez Calvo vicesecretario general de Ciudadanos" [Arrimadas names Daniel Pérez Calvo vice secretary-general of Citizens]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Pérez Calvo (Cs) anuncia su decisión de "pasar página" tras quedar fuera de la política institucional" [Daniel Pérez Calvo (Cs) announces his decision to "turn the page" after ending up out of elected office] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.