Gonzalo de Oro
Gonzalo de Oro-Pulido Plaza | |
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| Born | 1970 Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, businessman |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Member of Barcelona City Council (2023–), Vox party politician |
Gonzalo de Oro-Pulido Plaza (born 1970) is a politician from Spain associated with the Vox party. He secured a seat in the City Council of Barcelona during the 2023 elections.
Biography
As of 2023, De Oro-Pulido Plaza lives in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi and is a father of two. Since 2012, he has held the position of partner and director at Rhombus Global Consulting, a firm specializing in international wealth management. By 2022, his career spanned more than 25 years in banking, with experience at institutions such as Banco Sabadell and Liberbank.
He became a member of Vox in 2018 and took on the role of coordinator for the party in Barcelona by 2021. In December 2022, he was chosen as Vox’s candidate for mayor in the upcoming 2023 Barcelona City Council election. His platform emphasized combating communism and Catalan separatism within the city, alongside tackling issues related to squatting and public safety—problems he attributed to the current mayor, Ada Colau. During the campaign period, his son was detained at a demonstration for carrying an extendable baton; De Oro justified this by citing citizens’ right to self-protection.
De Oro characterized Barcelona as the "European Mecca of illegal immigration and criminality" and referred to the mayor as a "dangerous psychopathic communist." Vox garnered approximately 37,000 votes, resulting in two council seats.
Significantly, De Oro was identified as the wealthiest individual elected to the council in 2023, with bank deposits totaling €800,000. He possesses full ownership of four apartments in Barcelona and holds equity stakes in various other real estate properties and business ventures.