Julio Anguita González was a Spanish politician. He was Mayor of Córdoba from 1979 to 1986, coordinator of United Left (IU) between 1989 and 1999, and Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1988 to 1998. Due to his enormous influence and his absolute majorities in the Córdoba city council, he was nicknamed el califa rojo.
The Communist Party of Spain is a communist party that, since 1986, has been part of the United Left coalition, which is currently part of Sumar. Two of its politicians are Spanish government ministers: Yolanda Díaz and Sira Rego.
Gaspar Llamazares Trigo is a Spanish politician. He was the leader of the leftist coalition United Left (IU) from 2001 to 2008, as the General Coordinator.
Francisco "Paco" Frutos Gras was a Spanish politician who served, from 1998 until 2009, as the Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).
Esquerda Unida, EU is the Galician federation of the Spanish left-wing political and social movement United Left. Eva Solla is the current General Coordinator. The PCG is the major member of the coalition.
United Left is a federative political movement in Spain that was first organized as a coalition in 1986, bringing together several left-wing political organizations, grouped primarily around the Communist Party of Spain.
Ezker Anitza is the Basque federation of United Left. The party was established in January 2012 after United Left–Greens (EB–B) was disenfranchised as IU's referent in the Basque Country. Isabel Salud is the current General Coordinator.
Canarian United Left is the Canarian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Ramón Trujillo is the current General Coordinator. The Communist Party of the Canaries is the major member of the coalition.
United Left of Asturias is the Asturian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Manuel González Orviz is the current General Coordinator. The Communist Party of Asturias and Izquierda Abierta are the major members of the coalition.
United Left of Aragon is the Aragonese federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Adolfo Barrena Salces is the current General Coordinator. The major member of the coalition is the Communist Party of Aragon.
United Left of Navarre is the Navarrese federation of the Spanish left-wing political and social movement United Left. José Miguel Nuin Moreno is the current General Coordinator. The major member of the coalition is the Communist Party of Euskadi.
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia is the Andalusian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Toni Valero is the current General Coordinator. It is currently part of the electoral coalition Por Andalucía, whose leader, Inmaculada Nieto, is part of IULV–CA. The major member of this movement is the Communist Party of Andalusia.
United Left of the Valencian Country is the Valencian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Marga Sanz is the current General Coordinator and Ignacio Blanco Giner its spokesperson.
United Left of Castile and León is the Castilian-Leonese federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. José María González is the current General Coordinator. The major member of the coalition is the Communist Party of Castile–León.
United Left Extremadura is the Extremaduran federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. Joaquín Macías is the current General Coordinator.
United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia is the Murcian federation of the Spanish left wing political and social movement United Left. José Luis Álvarez-Castellanos and Candi Marín are the current General Coordinators. The major member of the coalition is the Communist Party of the Region of Murcia.
Enrique Fernando Santiago Romero is a Spanish lawyer and politician, who is the secretary-general of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) since April 2018. He has been as member of the 13th Congress of Deputies, representing Madrid, since 2019.
Gerardo Iglesias Argüelles is a Spanish retired politician and miner. He was the secretary-general of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1982 to 1988.
Yolanda Díaz Pérez is a Spanish politician and labour lawyer, currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2021, and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of the Government of Spain since 2020. A longtime member of the Communist Party of Spain, in 2023 she founded the electoral platform Sumar, as well as its instrumental party Movimiento Sumar, resigning as the leader of the alliance in 2024. She has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2016, having previously been a Ferrol municipal councillor (2003–2012) and member of the Parliament of Galicia (2012–2016). She was also the National Coordinator of Esquerda Unida (EU) from 2005 to 2017.
The 12th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 26 March to 27 March 2021, to renovate the governing bodies of the United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. The federal assembly was initially scheduled for July 2020, but it was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
