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ID 257012

SpainSpainActive member

Estrella GALÁN

The LeftThe Left — GUE/NGL
Movimiento Sumar

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

12

Currently active

6

Total departed

6

Departed share

50.0%

6 of 12

Office over time

12 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26CLARA SANCHEZ-CALERO MORA…Jose Maria CRIADO GARCIARosa VALIENTE ARGUDOAlfredo ALMENDRO MARTINEZPedro CHAVES GIRALDOSFERNANDO RUIZ MARTÍNEZTarek ARABI BUSTOSMaria Del Mar PICHEL MONT…Antxon ARIZALETA SANCHEZJose Antonio CASTRO ROMANAQUO S.COOP. MADA QUO S. COOP. MAD.
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
CLARA SANCHEZ-CALERO MORALESAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/202413/08/2026
Jose Maria CRIADO GARCIAAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Rosa VALIENTE ARGUDOAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Alfredo ALMENDRO MARTINEZAccredited assistants11/07/2025in post
Pedro CHAVES GIRALDOSAccredited assistants11/11/2025in post
FERNANDO RUIZ MARTÍNEZAccredited assistants27/04/202613/05/2026
Tarek ARABI BUSTOSAccredited assistants19/05/2026in post
Maria Del Mar PICHEL MONTESLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/202421/05/2026
Antxon ARIZALETA SANCHEZLocal assistants10/11/2024left before Mar 2026
Jose Antonio CASTRO ROMANLocal assistants10/04/2025in post
AQUO S.COOP. MADPaying agentstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
A QUO S. COOP. MAD.Paying agents16/11/2024in post

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member50.0%
EP average30.2%
Spain29.9%
The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL32.0%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants43700
Local assistants12300
Paying agents11200

Active assistants · 6

NameCategorySince
Rosa VALIENTE ARGUDOAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Alfredo ALMENDRO MARTINEZAccredited assistants11/07/2025
Pedro CHAVES GIRALDOSAccredited assistants11/11/2025
Tarek ARABI BUSTOSAccredited assistants19/05/2026
Jose Antonio CASTRO ROMANLocal assistants10/04/2025
A QUO S. COOP. MAD.Paying agents16/11/2024

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Estrella GALÁN per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-114yes
2024-124yes
2025-014yes
2025-024yes
2025-034yes
2025-045yes
2025-055yes
2025-065yes
2025-076yes
2025-086yes
2025-096yes
2025-106yes
2025-117yes
2025-127yes
2026-017yes
2026-027yes
2026-037no
2026-048no
2026-057no
2026-067no
2026-077no
2026-086no
2026-096no
2026-106no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

3 dated departures · office median 19 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
FERNANDO RUIZ MARTÍNEZ1
Maria Del Mar PICHEL MONTES19
CLARA SANCHEZ-CALERO MORALES22

Former assistants · 6

NameCategoryFromToDuration
CLARA SANCHEZ-CALERO MORALESAccredited assistants28/10/202413/08/20261y 10m
Maria Del Mar PICHEL MONTESLocal assistants28/10/202421/05/20261y 7m
FERNANDO RUIZ MARTÍNEZAccredited assistants27/04/202613/05/20261m
Jose Maria CRIADO GARCIAAccredited assistants28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
AQUO S.COOP. MADPaying agents28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Antxon ARIZALETA SANCHEZLocal assistants10/11/2024left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →