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{{Short description|Spanish politician}}
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'''Luis María Beamonte Mesa''' (born 10 September 1963) is a Spanish [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] politician, elected to the [[Congress of Deputies]] in 2023. He
==Biography==
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In March 2017, Beamonte was elected president of the [[People's Party of Aragon]], with 97.8% of the votes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Velasco |first1=Javier L. |title=Beamonte abre una nueva etapa en el PP con el reto de “ganar y gobernar” en Aragón|trans-title=Beamonte opens a new era in the PP with the goal of "winning and governing" in Aragon|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/2017/03/26/beamonte-abre-una-nueva-etapa-con-reto-ganar-gobernar-aragon-1166548-300.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=26 March 2017 |language=Spanish}}</ref> In December 2018, he was named the party's lead candidate for the [[2019 Aragonese regional election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Luis Maria Beamonte, presentado como candidato del PP a presidir el Gobierno aragones|trans-title=Luis María Beamonte, presented as PP candidate for the Aragonese Government |url=https://ecodeteruel.tv/luis-maria-beamonte-presentado-como-candidato-del-pp-a-presidir-el-gobierno-aragones/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |publisher=Eco de Teruel |date=7 December 2018 |language=Spanish}}</ref> The party came second, and would have formed a majority if it formed a pact with [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens]], [[Vox (political party)|Vox]] and the PAR.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Becedas |first1=Mario |title=El PSOE de Lambán se impone en Aragón, pero la derecha podría arrebatarle el poder con pactos|trans-title=Lambán's PSOE imposes itself in Aragon, but the right could snatch power from them with pacts|url=https://www.eleconomista.es/elecciones-26M/noticias/9902260/05/19/El-PSOE-de-Lamban-se-impone-en-Aragon-pero-la-derecha-podria-arrebatarle-el-poder-con-pactos.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=[[El Economista (Spain)|El Economista]] |date=27 May 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref> This did not come to be, as incumbent president [[Javier Lambán]]'s PSOE formed a government with [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]], the [[Chunta Aragonesista]] and the PAR.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pérez |first1=Roberto |title=El socialista Lambán, investido presidente de Aragón tras repartir el Gobierno con Podemos, PAR y Chunta|trans-title=Socialist Lambán, invested as president of Aragon after forming a Government with Podemos, PAR and Chunta |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/aragon/abci-socialista-lamban-investido-presidente-aragon-tras-repartir-gobierno-podemos-y-chunta-201907311647_noticia.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]] |date=31 July 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref> In the same year, he did not run for re-election as mayor of Tarazona.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beamonte dejará la alcaldía de Tarazona tras 12 años|trans-title=Beamonte will leave the mayoralty of Tarazona after 12 years|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/aragon/2019/03/31/beamonte-dejara-alcaldia-tarazona-12-46662365.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=El Periódico de Aragón |agency=[[EFE]] |date=31 March 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
In October 2021, Beamonte said that he would not run again for leader of the regional PP, endorsing the mayor of [[Zaragoza]], [[Jorge Azcón]] to replace him in December.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fuentes |first1=Mónica |title=Beamonte renuncia a la reelección y allana a Azcón el camino para liderar el PP-Aragón|trans-title=Beamonte declines to run for re-election and paves the way for Azcón to lead the PP in Aragon |url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/2021/10/29/renovacion-en-la-cupula-del-pp-aragon-beamonte-renuncia-a-la-reeleccion-en-el-congreso-regional-de-diciembre-1530184.html |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=29 October 2021 |language=Spanish}}</ref> Beamonte was replaced as PP spokesperson in the Cortes of Aragon by [[Mar Vaquero]] in January 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carnicero |first1=Laura |title=Mar Vaquero, nueva portavoz parlamentaria del PP en la era Azcón|trans-title=Mar Vaquero, new PP parliamentary spokesperson in the Azcón era |url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/aragon/2022/01/13/mar-vaquero-nueva-portavoz-parlamentaria-61517803.html |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=El Periódico de Aragón |date=13 January 2022 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
In the [[2023 Spanish general election]], Beamonte led the PP list in the [[Zaragoza (Congress of Deputies constituency)|Zaragoza constituency]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Listas del PP en Aragón para las elecciones generales 2023: los candidatos por Zaragoza, Huesca y Teruel|trans-title=PP lists in Aragon for the 2023 general elections: candidates for Zaragzoa, Huesca and Teruel|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/2023/07/11/listas-candidatos-pp-aragon-elecciones-generales-2023-1664250.html |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=11 July 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> His party took seven of the thirteen seats.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodríguez |first1=Mapi |title=Estos son los 13 nuevos diputados por Aragón que se han estrenado el Congreso|trans-title=These are the 13 new deputies for Aragon who have debuted in Congress |url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/2023/07/23/diputados-aragoneses-congreso-diputados-elecciones-generales-2023-1666315.html |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=Heraldo de Aragón |date=17 August 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:People's Party (Spain) politicians]]
[[Category:King Juan Carlos University alumni]]
[[Category:Members of the 15th Congress of Deputies (Spain)]]
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