Ada Colau | |
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![]() Colau in 2020 | |
119th Mayor of Barcelona | |
In office 13 June 2015 – 17 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Xavier Trias |
Succeeded by | Jaume Collboni |
Personal details | |
Born | Ada Colau Ballano 3 March 1974 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Political party | Barcelona en Comú |
Spouse(s) | Adrià Alemany Salafranca |
Children | Luca and Gael[1] |
Parents | Ramón Colau Rami Agustina Ballano Bernal |
Residence | Barcelona |
Occupation | activist, writer |
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Website | http://adacolau.cat/en |
Ada Colau Ballano (Catalan: [ˈaðə kuˈlaw]; Spanish: [ˈaða koˈlau]; born 3 March 1974) is a Spanish[2][3] activist and politician. She was the Mayor of Barcelona from 2015 to 2023.[4] She is the first woman to hold the office.[5]
One breed of Spanish politician is gradually making way for another. It is not exactly a matter of generational change, for the newcomers include experienced figures such as Manuela Carmena, 71, a judge emerita of the supreme court who, as a young lawyer, used to defend people persecuted by the Franco dictatorship. (...) A second example is Ada Colau, who rose to prominence as a campaigner for homeowners threatened with eviction, and who upset the apple cart to win election in May as mayor of Barcelona. Her counterpart in Valencia is Mònica Oltra, leader of a leftist movement known as Coalició Compromís, which blends a firm stand against corruption with environmentalism and Valencian regionalism.
High-profile Spanish politicians also showed their solidarity. Barcelona's city hall, led by Mayor Ada Colau, hung up a purple banner that read "Barcelona city hall supports the feminist strike."