Teófila MARTÍNEZ SAIZ

President of RETE. President of the Port Authority of Cádiz Bay. Cádiz, Spain.

Technical architect by profession. In 1983 she was elected councilor in the municipality of El Puerto de Santa María, where she remains until 1987. Between 1995 and 2015 she was mayor of Cadiz, being the most voted mayor of the provincial capitals of Spain in the municipal elections of 2003 and 2007 with around 60% of the votes and she has developed a city project which has included works of key importance for the logistical development of the Bay. She has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since 1989 except in the period 2000 - 2008, in which she was an Andalusian parliamentarian and senator (2000-2008) for the autonomous community of Andalusia. She presided over the PP of Andalusia from 1999 to 2004. She has served as PP spokesperson in the Public Works Commission of the Congress of Deputies and coordinator of the Popular Group Commissions in the Congress. Currently, she is the President of the Port Authority of the Bay of Cadiz since 2019, she is committed to the real integration between ports and cities and to repositioning the Port of Cadiz on the world logistics map. Her charismatic personality and great capacity for leadership and work guarantee the success of projects she takes on.