Carmela Silva

María del Carmen "Carmela" Silva Rego is a Spanish politician, lawyer, and teacher affiliated with the PSdeG-PSOE, the Galician branch of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. She served as senator for Pontevedra (2008–2011), becoming the first woman to serve as PSOE spokesperson in the Senate. She was president of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra from 2015 to 2023, the first woman to hold the position. She currently serves as senator for Pontevedra, president of the Senate's Budget Committee, First Deputy Mayor of Vigo, and president of the PSdeG-PSOE.