Curriculum

After Gerardo Estévez gave up, Xosé A. Sánchez Bugallo was elected as Mayor on 23rd December 1998. In the last council elections that were celebrated in June 1999, he ratified his office after an agreement between the Government and the political parties PSdeG-PSOE (nine representatives) and BNG (five town councillors).His activity at the City Hall of Santiago de Compostela started in 1983, as head of the Major's office cabinet until 1987. It was then that he became town councillor elect within the socialist party, which he has belonged to since 1978. During this period, he took over several offices, being very successful in all the steps he made and his negotiating and consensus ability. Between 1991 and 1998, he made his office compatible with the one of member of the county council. Within his political task, he tried to approach citizen and Administration. He was responsible for the creation of the Service for People's Attention.