Mónica Oltra

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oltra and the second or maternal family name is Jarque.

Mónica Oltra Jarque (Valencian: [ˈmonika ˈɔltɾa])^[1][a] is a Spanish left-wing politician, and the ex-vice president, ex-spokesperson and ex-minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of the Valencian government.

Mónica Oltra
Oltra in 2015
Co-spokesperson of Compromís (alongside Enric Morera)
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Spokesperson of Compromís at Corts Valencianes
In office 2007–2010
Preceded by	Glòria Marcos
Succeeded by	Enric Morera
Spokesperson of Valencian People's Initiative
In office 2010–2014
Succeeded by	Paco García Latorre Mireia Mollà i Herrera Miquel Real Antequera
Deputy at Corts Valencianes
In office 2007–2022
First Vice president of the Generalitat Valenciana
In office 2015–2022
Preceded by	José Císcar
Minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of Generalitat Valenciana
In office 2015–2022
Preceded by	Asunción Sánchez Zaplana [es]
Spokesperson of the Generalitat Valenciana
In office 2015–2022
Preceded by	María José Català
Personal details
Born	(1969-12-20) 20 December 1969 (age 54) Neuss, West Germany
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	IdPV-Compromís
Website	monicaoltra2015.com

Born in Germany to a Spanish immigrants family, she returned to Spain in 1984 and shortly after joined the Communist Party of Spain.^[2]

Mónica Oltra has served as one of the main leaders^[3] of the political party Valencian People's Initiative (IdPV) and of Coalició Compromís (Commitment Coalition), a coalition which she has represented in the Valencian parliament,^[4] representing the province of Valencia since 2007 until her resignation in 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Valencia. Alongside being a politician, she also works as a lawyer.

In June 2022 she was accused by the Supreme Court of Justice of Valencian Community [es] in the crime of covering up the case of sexual abuse by her ex-husband of a 14 years old minor under guardianship.^[5][6] Despite the pressure, she initially refused to resign her position of the vice-president of Valencian government.^[5][7] However, after PSOE-Valencia threatened to break the governing Botanic coalition, she resigned on June 21.^[8] In June 2023, the judicial police released a report that allegedly supports Oltra's version that no cover-up had occurred, though the court is still to pronounce on the matter.^[9]

Notes

1. Her first name is sometimes given as Mònica [ˈmɔnika], which is the usual form of this name in Catalan.

References

1. "Jo sempre he escrit el meu nom amb accent tancat. Perquè el meu nom m'agrada amb accent tancat, tal com sona. Si et dius Katerine no t'agrada que et diguen Catalina. Doncs jo sóc Mónica amb accent tancat." (in Catalan). Vilaweb. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
2. "Mónica Oltra: adiós a la política que probó su propio 'veneno'". ABC. 21 June 2022.
3. Los líderes de Compromís, atentos a "las formas de vida de la gente", El País, 12 January 2015
4. El PP suspenderá un mes como diputada a Mònica Oltra, El País, 5 June 2014
5. "Mónica Oltra rechaza dimitir tras su imputación: "La frase que define el auto es 'no existe prueba directa'"". El Diario. 17 June 2022.
6. "Maite, la niña víctima de los abusos sexuales del exmarido de Oltra que fue esposada y nadie creyó". ABC. 21 June 2022.
7. "Mónica Oltra, tras ser imputada: "No voy a dimitir. Mi postura es coherente, ética, estética y política"". El Pais. 17 June 2022.
8. Bono, María Fabra, Ferran (21 June 2022). "Mónica Oltra dimite como vicepresidenta y portavoz del Gobierno valenciano". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
9. Pascual, Ana María (6 June 2023). "Vuelco en la investigación contra Mónica Oltra: los correos descartan que se taparan los abusos de su exmarido a una menor". Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2023.