Joseph Torres Hurted — Wikipedia

José Torres Hurtado , born the October 15, 1946 In Píñar, is a Spanish politician member of the People’s Party (PP).

He was mayor of Grenada between 2003 and 2016.

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After having followed a training in agronomy, he became an agricultural technical engineer. In 1979, he was elected to the rural body of Grenada.

On the occasion of the anticipated legislative elections of October 28, 1982, he was invested in second position in the list of the AP-PDP coalition in the province of Grenada ^{[ first ]} . Elected at the Congress of Deputies, he sits on the popular group and the Commission for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. He was appointed second vice-president in January 1986 ^{[ 2 ]} .

For the anticipated general elections of June 22, 1986, he is a candidate for one of the four seats of senator in the province of Granada, under the colors of the popular coalition (CP) ^{[ 3 ]} . He won a total of 97,231 votes, the fourth best result, and is thus elected in the Senate ^{[ 4 ]} .

In the Upper House, he is a member of the Commission for Agriculture and Fisheries throughout his mandate, held the position of second vice-president of the Commission of Inquiry on Forest Fires between October 1986 And June 1988 , headquarters to the Bicameral Commission for European Communities from September 1987 ^{[ 5 ]} . He does not represent himself after his mandate.

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There is little time outside the parliamentary game. He is indeed elected deputy of the province of Grenada in the Parliament of Andalusia during the regional election of June 23, 1990. For this first mandate, it belongs to the Commission of territorial policy, to the Commission of Agriculture, breeding and fishing, and the Coordination and Administrative Organization Commission ^{[ 6 ]} .

Re -elected during the regional election of June 12, 1994, he continued to participate in the Agriculture Committee, the Coordination Commission, and joined the Commerce, Tourism and Transport Committee. In June 1995 , he took over the chairmanship of the public company monitoring and control commission Radio y televisión de Andalucía (RTVA) ^{[ 7 ]} .

Following the anticipated regional election of March 3, 1996, he was chosen to chair the Economy, Finance and Budget Commission, while sitting on the Agriculture of Agriculture ^{[ 8 ]} .

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The May 17, 1996 , the Council of Ministers appoints José Torres Hurtado Government delegate in Andalusia ^{[ 9 ]} . He took office five days later, and explains on this occasion that the Minister of the Interior Jaime Mayor Oreja, the Minister of Defense Eduardo Serra and himself had, the May 20 , escaped an attack on the car trapped orchestrated by ETA ^{[ ten ]} . After the new victory of the People’s Party in the legislative elections of March 12, 2000, he was confirmed in his functions ^{[ 11 ]} .

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During the summer of 2002, the secretary general of PP Javier Arenas, a party’s figure in Andalusia, slices in his favor and appointed him head of the list for the municipal elections of the municipal elections of May 25, 2003 in Granada ^{[ twelfth ]} . It is therefore noted from its functions the September 7 Sugurating, the benefit of Juan Ignacio Zoido ^{[ 13 ]} .

On the day of the election, his list produces a score of 58,985 votes, or 48.08% of the votes cast and 14 municipal councilors out of 27 ^{[ 14 ]} . Consequently, the June 14 According to, he is invested mayor of the city. Candidate for his succession May 27, 2007 , it totals 60,310 votes, which is 53.33% and 16 elected officials ^{[ 15 ]} . The ballot of May 22, 2011 confirms the domination of the People’s Party, which garnered 60,519 votes in its favor, or 51.87% of the expressed and still 16 seats out of 27 on the municipal council ^{[ 16 ]} .

It is admitted to intensive care on June 10, 2014 , after being the victim of a cerebral infarction, which will require a long period of convalescence and rehabilitation ^{[ 17 ]} . His first deputy Juan Antonio Mérida then exercised the temporary worker until his return, the August 29 following ^{[ 18 ]} .

On the occasion of the municipal elections of May 24, 2015 , the People’s Party, from which he leads the list, loses his absolute majority with 36% of the votes cast and 11 out of 27 advisers within the Assembly ^{[ 19 ]} . Six days later, the center party Ciudadanos, which has four elected officials, agrees to support the PP, provided Torres Hurtado retires to promote renewal ^{[ 20 ]} . After this veto was lifted ^{[ 21 ]} , José Torres Hurtado Est Investi Le June 12, 2015 Mayor of Grenada for a fourth term: he obtains 11 votes, as much as the socialist Francisco Cuenca, but represents the list having received the most votes ^{[ 22 ]} .

It is placed in police custody for a few hours the April 13, 2016 By the unity of economic and financial delinquency (Udef), suspected of having committed the crimes of subornation, contractual fraud, illicit association, prevarication, influence traffic, embezzlement of public funds, scam, false in commercial writing and administration unfair, following two complaints concerning constructions of private equipment intended for the public ^{[ 23 ]} . Consequently, Ciudadanos announces that it is ready to file a motion of censorship and contacts the other political parties of the municipal council ^{[ 24 ]} And the People’s Party suspends on its militant rights ^{[ 25 ]} .

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After the PP left him until May 12 , date of his hearing before the judge, to put his resignation, the spokesperson for Ciudadanos, Luis Salvador, announces the April 18 that he breaks with the conservatives and says he is ready to support a censorship motion to form an executive “Released from the shadow of corruption” , while specifying that he will not support the constitution of a municipal team in which Vamos Granada, close to Podemos, explains, who explains that he does not have this intention ^{[ 26 ]} .

He finally announced his resignation a few hours later, but Ciudadanos confirms his desire to initiate a change of executive ^{[ 27 ]} . The JUAN GARCía Montero Culture and Sports Advisor will therefore be responsible for the interim of the town hall ^{[ 28 ]} . His departure is formalized the April 25 During an extraordinary session of the municipal council, following which the PP announces that he proposes to his succession the councilor to tourism Rocío Díaz while the whole opposition proclaims his support for the socialist Francisco Cuenca ^{[ 29 ]} .

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