Sofía Castañón
Sofía Castañón | |
|---|---|
| Leader | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Ripa |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Asturias |
| Party Secretary of Cultures | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sofía Fernández Castañón 1 November 1983 Gijón, Spain |
| Political party | Podemos Asturies |
| Alma mater | University of Oviedo |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, politician |
| Website | Official Facebook |
Sofía Fernández Castañón (born 1 November 1983) is a Spanish poet, writer, audiovisual producer, and politician. She has worked in print, television, and radio, and received several poetry prizes. Since January 2016 she has been a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies for Podemos, representing Asturias, and since 2020 she has served as deputy spokesperson for the Unidas Podemos Confederal Parliamentary Group. In December 2021 she was elected leader of the regional branch of the party, Podemos Asturies. Furthermore, since 2017 she has been a member of the party's national board, where she has served first as Secretary of Intersectional Feminism and LGTBI and currently as Secretary of Cultures.