María del Carmen Álvarez-Arenas Cisneros (August 3, 1948, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish politician, member of the Popular Party (PP) in Congress during the IX, X, XI and XII Legislatures.[1]
María del Carmen Álvarez-Arenas Cisneros | |
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Member of the Spanish Parliament | |
In office March 24, 2008 – September 18, 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Madrid, Spain | August 3, 1948
Political party | PP |
Education | King Juan Carlos University |
Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editDaughter of Félix Álvarez-Arenas Pacheco, Minister of the Army.[2] With a degree in Business administration, she also holds a master's degree in Business management and Administration from the Instituto de Empresa and another in Security and Defense from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.[3] At the political level, she is a member of the Regional Executive Board of the PP of Madrid. She was a member of the Assembly of Madrid between 1987 and 2008, vice-counselor of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid between 1995 and 1999, senator for the Community of Madrid between 1999 and 2003 and vice-counselor of Employment and Women of the Community of Madrid between 2005 and 2008.[4] In 2008 she was elected to the Congress of Deputies for Madrid, being reelected in 2011, 2015 and 2016.[1]
In September 2017, she resigned as a member of parliament and resigned her seat due to the scandal generated when it was revealed that she had concealed her business dealings abroad from Congress.[2] Previously, during her time in the government of the Community of Madrid, it was revealed that she participated in the drafting of laws that benefited her own companies.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Álvarez-Arenas Cisneros, María Carmen". congreso.es. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27.
- ^ a b elDiario.es (2017-09-15). "Renuncia al escaño la diputada del PP que ocultó al Congreso sus negocios en el extranjero". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "María del Carmen Álvarez-Arenas | Partido Popular de la Comunidad de Madrid". ppmadrid.es. 2017-08-27. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Carmen Álvarez Arenas". Partido Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ Vélez, Antonio M. (2015-12-17). "La candidata número 9 del PP se aprovecha de una ley que ella misma contribuyó a redactar". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.