Rafael Lomana
Rafael Lomana | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Albacete |
Personal details | |
Born | Santander, Kingdom of Spain | 5 September 1965
Political party | Vox |
Rafael Lomana (born September 5, 1965) is a Spanish politician and former professional skier and television presenter.
Biography
[edit]Lomana was born in 1965 in Santander and grew up in León. He is the younger brother of media personality Carmen Lomana.[1] He began practicing extreme sports at a young age and became a skiing instructor at the Sierra Nevada.[2]
Media career
[edit]Lomana worked as a presenter on a number of sports channels, including Extreme Challenge with mountaineer Jesús Calleja in 2010 and Be The Best on Be Mad TV since 2016.[3]
Politics
[edit]In March 2019, Lomama announced he had joined the Vox with the intention of running as a candidate in the next general election. In the April 2019 elections he was elected to the Congress of Deputies for Vox representing the Albacete constituency.[citation needed]