Ada Colau
Ada Colau | |
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Colau in 2022 | |
| 118th Mayor of Barcelona | |
| In office 13 June 2015 – 17 June 2023 | |
| Deputy | Gerardo Pisarello (2015–2019) Jaume Collboni (2019–2023) |
| Preceded by | Xavier Trias |
| Succeeded by | Jaume Collboni |
| Member of the Barcelona City Council | |
| In office 13 June 2015 – 25 October 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Jordi Rabassa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ada Colau Ballano 3 March 1974 Barcelona, Spain |
| Political party | Barcelona en Comú (2014–present) Catalunya en Comú (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (2009–present) |
| Domestic partner | Adriá Alemany Salafranca |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | activist, writer, politician |
| Signature | |
| Website | adacolau |
Ada Colau Ballano (Catalan: [ˈaðə kuˈlaw] Spanish: [ˈaða koˈlaw]; born 3 March 1974) is a Spanish activist and politician who was Mayor of Barcelona between 2015 and 2023. On 13 June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office, as part of the citizen municipalist platform, Barcelona En Comú. Colau was one of the founding members and spokespeople of the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH) (Platform for People Affected by Mortgages), which was set up in Barcelona in 2009 in response to the rise in evictions caused by unpaid mortgage loans and the collapse of the Spanish property market in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.