José Manuel Tofiño Pérez (born 4 October 1953) is a schoolteacher and politician, serving as Mayor of Illescas for a second spell since 2015. He has served as President of the Provincial Deputation of Toledo (2003–2011) and as Senator (2019, 2023).

José Manuel Tofiño
Personal details
Born4 October 1953
Cebolla
NationalitySpanish
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party
OccupationPolitician, schoolteacher

Biography

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Born in Cebolla on 4 October 1953.[1] He became municipal councillor of Illescas in 1991, serving as Mayor for a first spell between 1995 and 2011.[1] He also served as President of the Provincial Deputation of Toledo from 1 July 2003 to 8 July 2011.[1] Tofiño retired as school teacher in 2013.[2] Following the 2015 municipal election, he returned to the post of mayor on 13 June 2015.[3] He renovated his mandate in 2019.[4]

He was elected Senator in representation of the province of Toledo at the April 2019 general election,[5] yet he lost the seat at the November 2019 general election.[6]

He has also served as President of the PSOE's provincial board.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jiménez, Emilio (9 June 2019). "La figura política de los presidentes democráticos de la Diputación de Toledo". Ahora CLM.
  2. ^ "Tofiño, exalcalde y expresidente de la Diputación, se jubila como profesor". ABC. 14 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Los dos ediles de la marca local de Podemos apoyan investir a Tofiño". La Tribuna de Toledo. 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ "José Manuel Tofiño gobernará Illescas por sexta ocasión". La Voz del Tajo. 15 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Tofiño Pérez, José Manuel". Senado de España.
  6. ^ Bravo, Francisca (11 November 2019). "Las nuevas elecciones le cuestan cuatro senadores al PSOE en favor del PP en Castilla-La Mancha". eldiario.es.
  7. ^ "Álvaro Gutiérrez apuesta por la continuidad en la Ejecutiva". La Tribuna de Toledo. 14 January 2018.