Marta Torrado de Castro
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Marta Torrado de Castro is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 20 January 1966) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the main opposition People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(PP).
Married, Torrado holds a degree in law. After serving in various roles within 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....
she was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies at the 2008 election representing Valencia region
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...
after being awarded the fifth place on the PP list, virtually guaranteeing her election as the party had won at least five seats in every election from 1982 onwards.