Málaga, Spain – Flor Carrasco Gómez has been elected Dean of the Málaga Bar Association following a competitive election that saw strong participation from the association’s members. Carrasco Gómez secured a clear victory with 2,300 votes, surpassing her closest competitor, Regina Apalategui Montañez, who received 2,116 votes. Other candidates, Nieves Fernández Clavijo and José Antonio Prados García, received 693 and 369 votes respectively.
The elections saw involvement from 2,840 members of the legal community, accounting for 45.9% of the eligible 6,177 voters. This election marks a pivotal moment for the local legal community, reflecting its members’ active engagement in the governance of their professional association.
The newly formed Governing Board will be led by Dean Flor Carrasco Gómez and includes several key figures. Gregorio Martínez Tello has been appointed as Vice Dean and Rafael Soto Rueda will serve as Secretary. The positions of First to Third Deputy have been filled by María Rosa Bocanegra Hidalgo, Sonia Cámara Gamero, and Nicolás Gómez Pérez-Muñoz respectively.
The board also includes Antonio Diego Peláez Diaz as the Fourth Member of Parliament and Fernando Toboso García as the Fifth. Adoración Bello Ruiz joins as the Sixth Member, while the position of Seventh Deputy remains undecided due to a tie, pending further scrutiny by the Electoral Board.
Other members elected include José Miguel Bascones Fernández as the Eighth Member of Parliament, with Lucía Álcala Nogueras, Rocío Roque Guevara, Francisco Javier Fernández Zurita, and Santiago Orosa Vega rounding out the list from the Ninth to the Twelfth Member of Parliament, respectively.
The election of such a robust and diverse board suggests a dynamic future for the Bar Association under the leadership of Gómez, who is expected to address several pressing issues facing the legal community, including the enhancement of member services and legal ethics.
As the Bar Association of Málaga transitions to its new leadership, the local legal community looks ahead with anticipation to the initiatives that will be implemented, aiming to strengthen the profession and its contributions to the societal fabric. Flor Carrasco Gómez’s leadership is particularly awaited, as stakeholders are keen to see how her vision shapes the future of legal practices in the region.
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