She was born on the eve of the referendum on the Constitution and these days, at the age of 44, she has gone from being a true stranger to becoming a benchmark for the PP, the “Ayuso from Extremadura”, they have come to define her, even if she does not like it. Her allegation against her Vox and her slamming of the door in the negotiations with the far-right party have traveled throughout Spain these days.
Cacereña, graduated in Business Management and Administration, thanks to her file she obtained an internship contract in the Board. She combined work and career, whether it was in a department store, distributing telephone directories or teaching mathematics, which were one of her passions. She later took out oppositions and is an official of group A. Married with two children, she is very jealous of her private life, her family and her friends, which she keeps away from politics. She is devoted to her mother, who raised her with her partner when she separated from her. And her father continues to be one of her main supports, along with the brothers she has from both parents.
Those who know her highlight María Guardiola’s seriousness, her conscientious work, her nonconformity and her courage. She is a person of convictions that makes it impossible for her to defend anything in which she does not believe, under the premise that she “before she leaves”. That is why her words about her Vox were so credible.
She considers herself a feminist, and perhaps that led her to not start her relationship with Guillermo Fernández Vara on the right foot. The first time she met him, the president of Extremadura told her how she got into politics having two children. “Are you really telling me that?” She snapped at him angrily. Her relationship with politics began in the government of José Antonio Monago when she was general secretary in the Ministries of Economy and Science. From there she became councilor for Cáceres, and was the person Feijóo trusted to preside over the PP of Extremadura after Monago’s replacement.
