Cristina García

Spanish politician

Cristina García (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkris·ti·naˈ ˈgaar-sEE-aaˈ]), (born 25 March 1987) is a Spanish politician and lawyer specialised in animal law.[1] She is the Vice President of the Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA) since October 2021. [2]

Cristina García Salazar
Cristina García
Vice President of Animalist Party with the Environment
Assumed office
16 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1987-03-25) 25 March 1987 (age 37)
 ESP , Algeciras, Cádiz
Political partyAnimalist Party with the Environment
ResidenceMálaga
EducationUniversity of Cádiz

She graduated with a licentiate degree in Law from the University of Cádiz [3] and earned a master's degree in International Law. She works as a lawyer since 2011 and co-founded her own law firm, which specialised in animal law in 2020.[4]

After her appointment as Vice President of PACMA in 2021, she assumes the position of Manager for the legal action and political action party's areas.

Activism

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Cristina García asking horse the-drawn carriages to be replaced with electric vehicles

Political activist for animal rights [5] participates in demonstrations against bullfighting,[6] the "legalized mistreatment" of Mijas donkey taxis [7] or the octopus farm planned in Gran Canaria.
Involved in environmental protection like the Málaga Urban Forest [8] or the defense of “Vega Mestanza”.[9]

Cristina promotes veganism as a lifestyle so she attended as a guest in European Vegan Summit 2022[10] and at Veg Fest 2023.[4]

References

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  1. "PACMA elige a Cristina García como candidata a las elecciones en Andalucía". publico.es (in European Spanish). 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  2. "PACMA estrena cúpula directiva" (in European Spanish). 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. "Equipo de Abogados - Doble A". abogaciaanimal.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Cristina García – Invitada VegFest 2023". veg-fest.org. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. "La coherencia de ser animalista". malagaldia.es (in European Spanish). 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  6. "Manifestación Misión abolición 2023". tercerainformacion.es (in European Spanish). 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  7. "Protesta contra el "maltrato legalizado" de los burro-taxis de Mijas". larazon.es (in European Spanish). 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  8. "Un nuevo bosque urbano para Málaga en los terrenos de la antigua Repsol". lavozdelsur.es (in European Spanish). 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  9. "Cristina García visita la Vega Mestanza para apoyar a los vecinos". 103malaga.com (in European Spanish). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. "Programa European Vegan Summit. Debate 11" (PDF). futurefood4climate.eu. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2023-10-22.