The new Government of Almeida: rewards its faithful, line of continuity and leaves out Levy and two former advisers of Ayuso

After his investiture thanks to the absolute majority achieved on 28-M, the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has made public his Government for the next four years. And the summary would be that, beyond the departure of Ciudadanos and the creation of a Housing Area, there will be no major changes in the Palacio de Cibeles.

In fact, all its area delegates repeat in their posts. All except Andrea Levy (Retiro district councillor), who leaves the Culture portfolio in the hands of Marta Rivera de la Cruz, waiting for what now happens to her after being included as number two on the national list of Alberto Núñez Feijóo. The other two entries in Almeida's cabinet are those of José Fernández and Álvaro González. The first, until now councilor of Center and Retirement, will assume the Government Area of Social Policies, Family and Equality. The second, who had directed the Municipal Housing and Land Company (EMVS) and was a councilor for the Carabanchel district, will lead the new Housing Policies Area.

The rest will barely modify its structure beyond the increase in powers for the two people who make up the councilor's core of trust (Inmaculada Sanz and Borja Carabante) and the reduction to seven areas. Sanz will thus maintain that of Security and Emergencies and the Spokesperson, to which she will add her position as deputy mayor. The same thing happens with Borja Carabante who will add Urban Planning, a key department in this legislature for the reform of urban planning regulations, and his appointment as second deputy mayor to Environment and Mobility, the department with the greatest powers and budget already in the past term.. Within this team, the delegated area of Cleaning and Green Areas is also created, which will be for José Antonio Martínez Páramo, until now general coordinator of the Environment, and who will also serve as councilor for the Fuencarral-El Pardo district.

José Fernández, in Social Policies

The rest of the municipal government is made up of Engracia Hidalgo, which unifies Economy and Innovation (held by Cs -Miguel Ángel Redondo- during the previous term) and the Treasury, with a delegated area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Ángel Niño, signed by Ciudadanos, who repeat in office; Paloma García Romero, who remains in Works and Equipment; and the aforementioned Marta Rivera de la Cruz, in Culture, Tourism and Sports, and José Fernández, in Social Policies, Family and Equality, replacing Pepe Aniorte, who continues to form part of the municipal organization chart. He also retains the Presidency of the Plenary Session of Cibeles Borja Fanjul.

Those who will not have a place in the Governing Board of the Madrid City Council are two of the former advisers that Isabel Díaz Ayuso placed on the mayor's lists. The former head of Transport, David Pérez, will be the councilor president of Hortaleza and the former Local Administration and Digitalization, Carlos Izquierdo, will preside over Carabanchel, where he already leads the party.