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Joan Mesquida Mayans | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 2023 | |
Constituency | Balearic Islands |
Personal details | |
Born | Palma de Mallorca,Spain | 26 January 1978
Political party | People's Party (Spain) |
Joan Mesquida Mayans (born 26 January 1978) is a Spanish politician from the People's Party. In the 2023 Spanish general election he was elected to the Congress of Deputies in Balearic Islands. [1]
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