Cristina Calero García, a member of the Canary Islands Nationalist Group, has passed away in Lanzarote at the age of 36. Her death occurred on Tuesday.
Calero, who began her tenure as a deputy in the Canary Islands Parliament in July 2023, represented the insular constituency of Lanzarote. Prior to this role, she served as the councillor for Activities and Heritage Responsibility in the Arrecife City Council from November 2022 until June 2023.
Her political career began with the Young Nationalists of the Canary Islands, where she held the position of Executive Secretary for Youth Policies and Studies. Educated in Biology at the University of Granada, Calero also specialised in Regional Development at the University of La Laguna and gained expertise in Political Leadership from the same institution. Alongside her political career, she worked as a secondary school and further education teacher.
Many colleagues from her party have expressed their shock and sadness at the news of her untimely death.
