José Ignacio Ceniceros

José Ignacio Ceniceros González (born 11 May 1956) is a Spanish politician and member of the People's Party (PP). Ceniceros, who previously held the position of President of the Parliament of La Rioja from 1999 to 2015, served as the President of La Rioja from 2015 to 2019.

José Ignacio Ceniceros
President of La Rioja
In office 7 July 2015 – 29 August 2019
Preceded by	Pedro Sanz Alonso
Succeeded by	Concha Andreu
Mayor of Villoslada de Cameros
In office 13 June 2015 – 2 July 2015
Preceded by	Miguel García
Succeeded by	Julio Elías
President of the Parliament of La Rioja
In office 5 July 1999 – 18 June 2015
Preceded by	María del Carmen Las Heras Pérez-Caballero
Succeeded by	Ana Lourdes González
Personal details
Born	José Ignacio Ceniceros González (1956-05-11)11 May 1956 Villoslada de Cameros, Spain
Political party	People's Party (PP)

Ceniceros' People's Party (PP) had retained a slim majority in the 2015 Riojan regional election on 24 May 2015, but lost five seats. Ceniceros listed the creation of higher quality jobs for Riojans as his top priority during his tenure as president.[1] In the 2019 Riojan regional election, PP lost three seats and the position as the largest party in the Parliament of La Rioja.

References

1. "Interview: Jose Ignacio Ceniceros, president of the regional government of La Rioja". The Report Company (The Guardian). 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-07-11.