17 Notable alumni of
University of Alicante
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The University of Alicante is 1838th in the world, 612th in Europe, and 30th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the University of Alicante sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Macarena Olona Choclán
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- In 2003 graduated with Licentiate in law
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Macarena Olona Choclán is a Spanish politician and state attorney, member of the Congress of Deputies between 2019 and 2022 for Vox, before being allegedly involved in an internal feud that led to her expulsion from the party.
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Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
- Occupations
- managernovelistwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Eva García Sáenz de Urturi is a Spanish novelist.
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Eduardo Zaplana
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- In 1984 graduated with Licentiate in legal science
- Occupations
- ministerpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Eduardo Andrés Julio Zaplana Hernández-Soro is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Issues from 2002 to 2004, President of the Valencian Government from 1995 to 2002 and Spokesperson of the Partido Popular (PP) in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2008.
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Pilar Llop
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
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María Pilar Llop Cuenca is a Spanish judge and politician who served as the minister of Justice of Spain and ex officio First Notary of the Kingdom from 2021 to 2023. Previously, she served as the 61st president of the Senate of Spain. She has been Spanish Senator designated by the Assembly of Madrid, an assembly of which she has been part since June 2019. Previously, she was member of the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2018 and Government Delegate for Gender Violence of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2019.
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Leire Pajín
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- Studied in 1993-1998
- Occupations
- sociologistpolitician
- Biography
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Leire Pajín Iraola is a Spanish socialist politician. She served as a minister under José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
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Elia Barceló
- Occupations
- science fiction writerwriter
- Biography
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Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló is a Spanish academic and author who lives in Austria.
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Alyse Eady
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Alyse Cynthia Eady is an American news anchor and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Arkansas 2010. Eady was named first runner-up at the 2011 Miss America pageant, which was won by Miss Nebraska 2010 Teresa Scanlan.
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Carlos Mazón Guixot
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- 1992-1997 graduated with law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carlos Arturo Mazón Guixot is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was elected president of the Provincial Deputation of the Province of Alicante in 2019 and has led the People's Party of the Valencian Community (PPCV) since 2021, leading them to victory in the 2023 Valencian regional election. He became President of the Valencian Government after forming a coalition with Vox.
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Sonia Castedo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sonia Castedo Ramos is a Spanish politician and was mayor of Alicante until her resignation on December 23, 2014.
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Luis Barcala
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
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Luis José Barcala Sierra is a lawyer and the current mayor of Alicante, Spain since 19 April 2018.
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Rita Bosaho
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rita Gertrudis Bosaho Gori is an Equatorial Guinean-Spanish politician and activist member of Podemos, serving as Director-General for Equality of Treatment and Ethnic-racial Diversity in the Spanish Ministry of Equality since 2020. She was a member of the 11th and 12th terms of the Congress of Deputies.
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Juan Escarré
- Occupations
- field hockey player
- Biography
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Juan Escarré Urueña is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side. In December 2004 the veteran midfielder won the Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan, the next year followed by the 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup in Leipzig, Germany.
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Mercedes Alonso Garcia
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
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Mercedes Alonso García is a Spanish politician of the Partido Popular. She served as mayor of Elche from 2011 through 2015.
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Chema García Ibarra
- Occupations
- film producerfilmmakerfilm director
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Chema García Ibarra is a Spanish filmmaker.
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Tesh Sidi
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- 2012-2017 graduated with bachelor's degree in computer engineering
- Occupations
- politiciancomputer scientist
- Biography
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Teslem Andala Ubbi, better known as Tesh Sidi (Arabic: تسلم سيدي), is a Sahrawi-Spanish computer engineer and politician. Having been an activist for Sahrawi independence, she was elected as an MP in the Congress of Deputies as number three on the lists of Sumar for Madrid after being nominated by Más Madrid, with whom she had previously attempted to run with for the 2023 Madrilenian regional election.
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Daniel Andújar
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
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Daniel Andújar Ponce is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships.
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Jira Bulahi Bad
- Occupations
- electrical engineerpoliticianpolitical activist
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Jira Bulahi Bad is a Sahrawi engineer, politician, and activist. She is the representative of the Polisario Front in Spain since 2016.
