Ángel Pelayo Gordillo

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Ángel Pelayo Gordillo Moreno (born 1962 in Mérida) is a Spanish Vox politician. He runs an agricultural company and, as of 2019, had never married or had children. He was with the People’s Party (PP) from 1990 to 2018, serving on Mérida’s city council and as deputy mayor. In 2019 Vox picked him as its candidate for mayor of Mérida; Vox won two council seats.

In 2023 he was Vox’s candidate for President of Extremadura. Vox won five seats in the regional assembly, enough to form a majority with the PP. After talks with PSOE stalled, the PP formed a government with Vox, giving Gordillo control of the Ministry of Agriculture and, as part of the coalition, a seat in the Spanish Senate while he kept his regional assembly seat.

In July 2024, Vox leader Abascal withdrew the party from all regional governments with the PP over an immigration dispute. The PP then asked Gordillo to resign his Senate seat because the pact ended.

For the 2025 Extremadura regional election, Vox named Óscar Fernández as lead candidate, while Gordillo led Vox in the Senate. Fernández led in Cáceres and Gordillo in Badajoz. Vox grew from five seats to 11.