A NIGERIAN-BORN Spanish lawyer, Helen Mukoro, has
set a new record as the first woman and an immigrant
to emerge presidential standard bearer of a political
party in the European country.
She will be running on the platform of Union De Todos,
an opposition party for the forthcoming election in
Spain. She founded the party earlier this year.
Helen, who is also a forensic expert and author of
many books, was born in Delta State and worked
briefly in the Governor’s Office before she travelled to
Spain in 1992. She gained prominence in Spanish
politics, when she founded a political party and later
became the first Nigerian-Spanish to contest for the
Mayor of Denia in May this year.
Although she lost the election, her popularity soared
higher as several people endorsed her for the highest
office in the land. Helen holds several academic
qualifications. Apart from graduating in Law at the
Spanish National University Alicante, she also holds a
Masters Degree in Criminology, Masters Degree in
Social Education, a post-graduate certificate in Tax and Labor Management, a post-graduate certificate in
Forensic Psychology, and a post-graduate certificate in
Immigration and Domestic Violence.
She worked as a legal consultant (Immigration
Department) at the Red Cross Society, Spain and
presently owns a legal firm. She served as the Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the African
Europe Chamber of Commerce. CEO/President of
National Agency of Forensic Experts, Mediators and
Technical Professionals of Spain and Europe. Helen had
followed the trail of the United States President, Barack Obama, who was the first African-American to win the presidency.
The 2015 Spanish general election would be held on or
before Sunday, December 20, 2015, as provided by the
Spanish constitution and the Organic Law of the
General Election Regime of 1985. The ruling People’s
Party (PP), led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, will
seek re-election for a second term in office, while the
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) will struggle to return to power after four years in opposition. The
election will be marked by the rise of new parties
Podemos (Spanish for “We can”) and Citizens.
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