Margarita Pin
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Margarita Pin Arboledas (Valencia, Spain
, 18 March 1949) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE).
Married with three children, Pin first worked as a social worker and also worked for the Valencian regional administration
before entering politics in 1995 when she was elected as a councillor for Sagunto
and also served as a member of the Valencian Regional assembly
from 1995 to 1996. She entered national politics in 1996 when she was elected to the Congress of Deputies as a deputy for Valencia
. For the 2000 election she was placed lower down the PSOE list in seventh place in a district where the party had won only six seats at the previous election. With the PSOE failing to gain a seat she consequently lost her seat but returned to the Congress in June 2003 as a substitute candidate. She was re-elected in 2004 and was the most active PSOE deputy in the three Valencian provinces in the first 21 months of the Congress being credited with 346 legislative interventions. Despite this, for the 2008 election she was placed ninth on the PSOE list (the party had won seven seats at the 2004 election) effectively deselecting her as the party was unable to gain any seats in that election. With the replacement of Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero
by José Luís Ábalos Meco
in April 2009, she is currently first in line to substitute any PSOE deputy for Valencia Province who resigns or dies.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 18 March 1949) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE).
Married with three children, Pin first worked as a social worker and also worked for the Valencian regional administration
Generalitat Valenciana
The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised....
before entering politics in 1995 when she was elected as a councillor for Sagunto
Sagunto
Sagunto or Sagunt is an ancient city in Eastern Spain, in the modern fertile comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the province of Valencia. It is located in a hilly site, c. 30 km north of Valencia, close to the Costa del Azahar on the Mediterranean Sea...
and also served as a member of the Valencian Regional assembly
Corts Valencianes
The Corts Valencianes are the main legislative body of the Generalitat Valenciana and therefore of the Valencian Community. The main location of the Corts is in the Palace of Benicarló in Valencia; however it can meet at any location in Valencian territory. The Corts has its origins in bodies...
from 1995 to 1996. She entered national politics in 1996 when she was elected to the Congress of Deputies as a deputy for Valencia
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numbers of deputies elected, as it elects sixteen deputies out of the total...
. For the 2000 election she was placed lower down the PSOE list in seventh place in a district where the party had won only six seats at the previous election. With the PSOE failing to gain a seat she consequently lost her seat but returned to the Congress in June 2003 as a substitute candidate. She was re-elected in 2004 and was the most active PSOE deputy in the three Valencian provinces in the first 21 months of the Congress being credited with 346 legislative interventions. Despite this, for the 2008 election she was placed ninth on the PSOE list (the party had won seven seats at the 2004 election) effectively deselecting her as the party was unable to gain any seats in that election. With the replacement of Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . Married with two children, she earned a master's degree in economic theory from the University of Minnesota and served as economic and employment spokesperson for the PSOE.In 2008, she was...
by José Luís Ábalos Meco
José Luís Ábalos Meco
José Luís Ábalos Meco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party .Ábalos worked as a primary school teacher and was originally a member of the Communist Party of Spain before joining the PSOE in 1981...
in April 2009, she is currently first in line to substitute any PSOE deputy for Valencia Province who resigns or dies.