Marta Varela Pazos
Grupo Popular en el CongresoDeputy for Madrid since 16 August 2023
Born in 1983 · Diputada de la XV Legislatura
Vicepresidenta Segunda de la Comisión para la auditoría de la calidad democrática, la lucha contra la corrupción y las reformas institucionales y legales
Official profile on congreso.es ↗ · Report an error in this profile
Declared properties
✓ Data copied word for word from the official PDF and checked twice against the original.
According to their asset declaration of 16 August 2023.
- VIVIENDAhomeDeclared share: 50%SANTIAGO (A CORUÑA) · Urban · acquired in 2012 · GANANCIAL (50%) · COMPRAVENTA
- VIVIENDAhomeDeclared share: 50%SANTIAGO (A CORUÑA) · Urban · acquired in 2020 · GANANCIAL (50%) · COMPRAVENTA
Declaration of 16 August 2023 (PDF) ↗ · How they are counted
Declared income
Income for the year before their declaration of 16 August 2023, exactly as they write it. Their pay from Congress is not declared here: it is published separately (see Pay).
€122,793total of the income they declare
Salaries, fees and other pay
- XUNTA DE GALICIA15.941,37
- SOCIEDADE GALEGA DO MEDIO AMBIENTE (SOGAMA)331,50
- PARTIDO POPULAR45.503,50
Dividends and profit shares
- DIVIDENDOS1,65
Other income or payments
- GANANCIAS PATRIMONIALES50.214,93
- RENDIMIENTOS BIENES INMUEBLES10.800
Income tax (IRPF) paid the previous year (net tax due)36.159,11 €
Page 1 of their declaration of 16 August 2023 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Accounts and deposits
Balance of all their deposits according to their declaration of 16 August 2023. Account numbers are not published.
€7,493in current accounts, savings accounts and other deposits
- CUENTAS CORRIENTES (15/8/2023)7.493,45
Page 2 of their declaration of 16 August 2023 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Shares, funds and companies
€60value they declare (total of the official tables)
Government bonds, shares and holdings
According to their declaration of 16 August 2023.
- PARTICIPACIÓN CAIXA RURAL GALEGA60,00
Section “Otros bienes o derechos” (page 3) of their asset declaration · How it is obtained
Vehicles
- HYUNDAI FASTBACKacquired in 2019
According to their asset declaration of 16 August 2023. Number plates are not published.
Debts and loans
Declares no debts or loans in their asset declaration of 16 August 2023.
Section “Deudas y obligaciones patrimoniales” of their official declaration · How it is obtained
Pay from Congress
€5,651.41a month (official 2026 amounts)
| Constitutional allowance | €3,366.99 |
| Representation expenses | €1,252.04 |
| Expense allowance (exempt from income tax) · members elected for Madrid | €1,032.38 |
| Monthly total | €5,651.41 |
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Includes supplements for: Vicepresidencia de Comisión. Does not include other income (for example, a government minister’s salary) or travel expenses, which Congress pays directly.
Their votes in the plenary
All plenary votes of the XV term with a published roll call, since they became a deputy (19 September 2023 – 30 September 2026).
2,040votes cast out of 2,173 roll calls in which they held a seat (93.9%)
1,217 yes608 no215 abstain133 did not vote
Votes different from their group
2 times they voted yes, no or abstain differently from the majority of their group in that vote:
- AbstainProposición de Ley Orgánica de transferencia de la titularidad y competencias de la autopista del Atlántico (AP-9) a la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia.25 June 2026 · Passed · Votación del dictamen. · Votación del dictamen.
- NoDictamen de la Comisión del Estatuto de los Diputados sobre declaración de actividades de los Excmos. Sres. Diputados.26 June 2025 · Passed
Roll-call votes from the Congress open data. The group for each vote is the one Congress publishes for that date; secret ballots are not counted · How it is calculated · All votes
Votes on housing
2 yes4 no1 did not vote
- NoRental measuresGovernment decree-law · 28 April 2026 · RepealedReal Decreto-ley 8/2026, de 20 de marzo, de medidas en el alquiler en respuesta a las consecuencias económicas y sociales de la Guerra de Irán.
- NoAmend the Housing ActSUMAR proposal · 15 September 2026 · RejectedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR, para la modificación de la Ley 12/2023, de 24 de mayo, por el derecho a la vivienda.
- NoCurb property speculationSUMAR non-binding motion · 20 May 2026 · RejectedProposición no de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR, para frenar la especulación inmobiliaria y garantizar el acceso a una vivienda digna. Se vota en los términos de la enmienda transaccional presentada por el Grupo Parlamentario Socialista y el Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR.
- YesAgainst illegal squattingPP proposal · 19 May 2026 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso, Orgánica contra la ocupación ilegal de inmuebles y para la convivencia vecinal y la protección de la seguridad de las personas y cosas en las comunidades de propietarios.
- YesUrban planning and housingPP proposal · 21 April 2026 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso, de medidas administrativas y procesales para la seguridad jurídica de la ordenación territorial y urbanística, el impulso del desarrollo urbano y la vivienda.
- NoRegulate tourist flatsEH Bildu proposal · 7 October 2025 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Euskal Herria Bildu, sobre control y regulación de la publicidad y contratación de los pisos turísticos.
- Did not voteSeasonal and room rentalsSUMAR, ERC, Bildu and Mixed Group proposal · 17 December 2024 · PassedProposición de Ley de los Grupos Parlamentarios Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Euskal Herria Bildu y Mixto, para la regulación de los contratos de alquiler temporales y alquiler de habitaciones.
Roll-call votes published in the Congress open data. Tap a vote to see how each group voted and its official documents · All votes
Compatible posts and activities
What the deputy has declared and the plenary has deemed compatible with their seat, copied word for word from the Register of Interests.
Actividades privadas autorizadas
- Directora de Gabinete del Presidente del Partido Popular, hasta el 16 de agosto de 2023. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Register of Interests - Activities (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Previous jobs and interests
Activities in the five years before taking their seat
According to their declaration of economic interests of 16 August 2023: those that may influence their political activity or that provided them with income.
- XUNTA DE GALICIA2018-2020 · JEFA DE COMUNICACIÓN DE LA PRESIDENCIA
- XUNTA DE GALICIA2020-2022 · DIRECTORA GENERAL DEL GABINETE DE LA PRESIDENCIA
- SOCIEDADE GALEGA DO MEDIO AMBIENTE (SOGAMA)2020-2022 · MIEMBRO DEL CONSEJO DE ADMINISTRACIÓN
- GALICIA CALIDADE2018-2022 · MIEMBRO DEL CONSEJO DE ADMINISTRACIÓN
- PARTIDO POPULAR2022- actualidad · DIRECTORA GENERAL DEL GABINETE DE LA PRESIDENCIA
Donations and gifts received
- FAMILIA/AMIGOS: Regalos u obsequios en el estricto ámbito familiar o de amistad
Foundations and associations they contribute to
- FUNDACIÓN CASTROVERDE: DONATIVO (2022)
- SECTOR VALL. INSTITUTO HERMANDOS ESCUELAS CRI: DONATIVO (2022)
Education
Their official profile gives no education details.
Text copied word for word from their personal profile on congreso.es ↗, written by each deputy. Public or private according to the official register of universities (RUCT) ↗ · How it is obtained
Career
Deputy for Madrid since 16 August 2023 · Diputada de la XV Legislatura.
Posts in Congress
- Vicepresidenta Segunda de la Comisión para la auditoría de la calidad democrática, la lucha contra la corrupción y las reformas institucionales y legales
Before Congress
- Licenciatura en periodismo por la Universidad de Santiago.
- Periodista en Cadena COPE y Europa Press (2004-2009). Asesora en la Xunta de Galicia (2009-2023). Jefa de Prensa del Presidente de la Xunta (2013-2020). Directora de Gabinete de la Presidencia de la Xunta (2020-2022). Directora de Gabinete del Presidente del Partido Popular (2022-2023).
Timeline
- PostVocal de la Diputación Permanente
- PostVicepresidenta Segunda de la Comisión para la auditoría de la calidad democrática, la lucha contra la corrupción y las reformas institucionales y legales
- CongressBecomes a full deputy in the XV term
- AssetsDeclaration of assets and income (PDF) ↗
2 properties (2 homes) and 1 vehicle · debts: no loans declared
- CareerPeriodista en Cadena COPE y Europa Press (2004-2009). Asesora en la Xunta de Galicia (2009-2023). Jefa de Prensa del Presidente de la Xunta (2013-2020). Directora de Gabinete de la Presidencia de la Xunta (2020-2022). Directora de Gabinete del Presidente del Partido Popular (2022-2023).
Dates from their official profile (terms, current posts and years mentioned in their career) and from their declarations in this term. The figures for each asset declaration are those of that document; amendments only report changes.