XIII CJBS Alumni Spain - Isabel Díaz Ayuso

Isabel Díaz Ayuso was born 17th October 1978 in Madrid. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid and Master’s Degree in Political Communication and Protocol.

She is a Spanish politician who serves as the President of the Community of Madrid. Her administration represented several firsts: it was the first time that the region was run by a coalition government - formed by Ayuso’s own conservative People’s Part (PP) and Citizens -and it was the first time that Vox, props up a regional executive in Madrid.

She entered the ninth legislature of the regional parliament. She renewed her act as a deputy in the 2015 elections. During the tenth legislature she served as a deputy spokesperson for her group, a position she abandoned along with her status as a deputy when she was appointed vice-counselor of the Presidency and Justice of the regional government.

On January 11, 2019, the decision of the president of the PP, Pablo Casado, to appoint her as the head of his party’s list for the elections to the Assembly of Madrid in 2019, was announced.