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Susana Díaz
Susana Díaz
5th President of the Regional Government of Andalusia
	In office; 5 September 2013 – 18 January 2019
Monarch	Felipe VI
Deputy	Diego Valderas (2012–2015); Manuel Jiménez (2015–2019);
Preceded by	José Antonio Griñán
Succeeded by	Juan Manuel Moreno
Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 November 2013
Preceded by	José Antonio Griñán
Member of the Parliament of Andalusia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 March 2008
Constituency	Seville
Member of the Senate
	In office; 21 December 2011 – 6 May 2012
Constituency	Andalusia
Member of the Congress of Deputies
	In office; 1 April 2004 – 2 April 2008
Constituency	Seville
Member of the Seville City Council
	In office; 4 July 1999 – 2 April 2004
Personal details
Born	Susana Díaz Pacheco; 18 October 1974 (age 49); Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Political party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spouse	José María Moriche Ibáñez
Children	José María
Parent(s)	José Díaz; Rosa Pacheco
Alma mater	University of Seville

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Susana Díaz Pacheco (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana ˈði.aθ]; born October 18, 1974) is a Spanish politician from Andalusia and a leading figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) as a leader of the Andalusian PSOE-A.^[1]

She served as the President of Andalusia until January 2019, having acceded to the presidency following José Antonio Griñán's resignation in 2013, and was subsequently re-elected in Andalusia's 2015 regional election. She currently serves as the Secretary-General of the Andalusian branch of PSOE.

From 2016 she combined her regional roles with aspirations to the national leadership of the party. Following her defeat to Pedro Sánchez in the 2017 PSOE leadership elections, she has continued with her regional responsibilities.

Early life

Susana Díaz was born the eldest child to José Díaz,^[2] a plumber in the Seville City Council, and his wife, Rosa Pacheco, a housewife with whom he had three other daughters, Diana, Rocío and Laura.^[3]^[4] She has a child named José María.^[5]

Early political career

Susana Díaz was elected secretary of Organisation of Socialist Youth of Andalusia in 1997. In the elections of June 1999 she was included in the list of the PSOE to the City of Seville and was elected as councillor and, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín as mayor.

Susana Díaz studied law at the University of Seville.

President of Andalusia (2013–2019)

Díaz was elected as President of Andalusia in 2013, ruling in coalition with the left-wing United Left party. Following a disagreement with the United Left, she called for early elections, which were held in 2015.

For the 2015 Andalusian parliamentary election, Díaz led a forceful campaign against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the austerity cuts imposed by the national government. During the campaign, she also insisted that the Socialists would not form alliances with the People's Party or Podemos if the vote failed to produce a clear-cut winner.^[6]

In the election, Díaz's party retained the same number of seats as prior to the election – 47 – although the election was considered a victory for the PSOE, as is became once again the most voted party in Andalusia, since the Popular party lost 17 seats and its former coalition partner, United Left, lost 2 seats. The new parties, Podemos (left wing) and Citizens (center-right), gained 15 and 9 seats, respectively and, after a long period of three-way negotiations with both parties, Diaz came to an agreement with Citizens to reach the 55 seats needed for a majority. In early May 2015, her government received 56 votes for her investiture through an agreement with C's, thus being re-elected as regional President.

In the 2018 Andalusian regional election support for Diaz's socialist party dropped to 33 seats, losing 14 from the previous election. Once again her political party was the most voted in Andalusia, but Susana Diaz could lose presidency of Andalusia if the People's Party and Citizens join forces with VOX; a new political party without previous representation that obtained 12 seats and was labelled by Diaz as "extreme right".^[7]

References

^ "Susana Díaz se la juega en Sevilla y echa el resto con Juan Espadas". El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 February 2019.
^ Sánchez-Mellado, Luz (7 July 2013). "Susana Díaz quiere ser baronesa". El País (in Spanish). Almería: Prisa. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ Torres, Carmen (24 November 2013). "La última esperanza socialista". El Mundo (in Spanish). Sevilla: Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ "Las imágenes y anécdotas de la investidura de Susana Díaz". Huffington Post (in Spanish). España Prisa Noticias S.L.U. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ GTRES (7 March 2016). "El íntimo y tenso bautizo del hijo de Susana Díaz, en el barrio de Triana". El Mundo. Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ Minder, Raphael (March 22, 2016). "Shy of Majority, Socialists Win in Spain's Andalusia". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ Wilson, Joseph (2 December 2018). "Far-Right Party Emerges in Spanish Regional Elections". Time. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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Political offices
Preceded by Mar Moreno Presidency Micaela Navarro Equality and Social Welfare	Regional Minister of the Presidency and Equality of Andalusia 2012–2013	Succeeded by Manuel Jiménez Barrios Presidency María José Sánchez Rubio Equality, Health and Social Welfare
Preceded by José Antonio Griñán	President of the Regional Government of Andalusia 2013–2019	Succeeded by Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla
Party political offices
Preceded by José Antonio Griñán	Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 2013–present	Incumbent

[1] "Susana Díaz se la juega en Sevilla y echa el resto con Juan Espadas". El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 February 2019.

[2] Sánchez-Mellado, Luz (7 July 2013). "Susana Díaz quiere ser baronesa". El País (in Spanish). Almería: Prisa. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[3] Torres, Carmen (24 November 2013). "La última esperanza socialista". El Mundo (in Spanish). Sevilla: Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[4] "Las imágenes y anécdotas de la investidura de Susana Díaz". Huffington Post (in Spanish). España Prisa Noticias S.L.U. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[5] GTRES (7 March 2016). "El íntimo y tenso bautizo del hijo de Susana Díaz, en el barrio de Triana". El Mundo. Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[6] Minder, Raphael (March 22, 2016). "Shy of Majority, Socialists Win in Spain's Andalusia". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[7] Wilson, Joseph (2 December 2018). "Far-Right Party Emerges in Spanish Regional Elections". Time. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

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 ==Early political career==
-Susana Díaz was elected secretary of Organisation of Socialist Youth of Andalusia in [[1997]]. In the elections of June [[1999]] she was included in the list of the PSOE to the City of Seville and was elected as councillor and, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín as mayor.
+Susana Díaz was elected secretary of Organisation of Socialist Youth of [[Andalusia]] in [[1997]]. In the elections of June [[1999]] she was included in the list of the PSOE to the City of Seville and was elected as councillor and, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín as mayor.
 Susana Díaz studied law at the [[University of Seville]].

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