Ignacio Dancausa

Ignacio Dancausa García (born 2001) is a Spanish politician. He was named president of the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) in the Community of Madrid in 2022, and the national president of the organisation in 2026. In 2023, he was elected to the council in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Biography

Dancausa was born in Las Rozas de Madrid in 2001. At age 18, he joined the People's Party (PP) and in 2021 he founded the student group Libertad sin Ira (Freedom without Wrath). He worked as an assistant at Ikea and Leroy Merlin before setting up an online store selling electric scooters. In 2022, while a student of public management and administration at the Complutense University of Madrid, he was appointed president of the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) in the Community of Madrid, by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid and of the People's Party of the Community of Madrid. This was the first change in the leadership of the regional youth branch in nine years, due to tumult in the leadership of the senior party.

In the 2023 Spanish local elections, Dancausa was named 11th on the PP list in Las Rozas. The party won an absolute majority of 18 out of 25 seats.

On 4 June 2026, Dancausa achieved the sufficient support to be elected president of the NNGG. This came by merging his candidacy with that of Antonio Landáburu, leader in the Region of Murcia, in which the latter would be vice president. With 96.5% of the votes, he was elected on 11 July at the congress in Valladolid, succeeding Beatriz Fanjul.

Political positions

Dancausa is a self-described follower of Ayuso. On his election in 2026, he declared "wokeism is officially dead". He has criticised attitudes he ascribes to baby boomer voters of his party, that his generation are unable to buy property because they spend too much on subscription services. He said that young people's access to property should be aided by a strong economy, rather than regulating rent.

Dancausa criticised the government of Pedro Sánchez over the 2026 Ceuta migrant crisis and alleged that they had prior intelligence. He said in 2022 that he supported renewable energy and sustainable policy, and that climate change was a real issue, though less important that mental health, security or the economy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roces, Pablo R. (6 November 2022). "Ignacio Dancausa: "Los jóvenes de derechas se han cansado de los dogmas progresistas y dicen lo que piensan sin complejos"" [Ignacio Dancausa: "Young people on the right have got tired of progressive dogmas and they're saying what they're thinking, without complexes"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 Ramos, A. B. (5 November 2022). "De reponedor en Ikea a canterano de Ayuso en NNGG: "Los jóvenes no son de izquierdas"" [From stocker at Ikea to Ayuso protégé in NNGG: "Young people are not on the left]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Cervilla, Cervilla. "Ignacio Dancausa pone fin a 9 años convulsos en la dirección de los jóvenes del PP de Madrid" [Ignacio Dancausa puts an end to 9 convulsive years in the leadership of the PP youth in Madrid]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Las Rozas: De la Uz presenta un equipo de 13 mujeres y 14 hombres en su lista electoral" [Las Rozas: De la Uz presents a team of 13 women and 14 men on his electoral list] (in Spanish). La Voz de la A6. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "José de la Uz (PP) supera la mayoría absoluta en Las Rozas" [José de la Uz (PP) passes absolute majority in Las Rozas] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ignacio Dancausa, elegido nuevo presidente de las Nuevas Generaciones del PP tras llegar a un acuerdo" [Ignacio Dancausa, elected new president of the New Generations of the PP after reaching an agreement]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). EFE. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ignacio Dancausa logra el aval de Nuevas Generaciones del PP para ser su presidente" [Ignacio Dancausa achieves the support of New Generations of the PP to be its president]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). EFE. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ignacio Dancausa, el nuevo presidente "ayuser" de NNGG: "El wokismo está oficialmente muerto"" [Ignacio Dancausa, the new "ayuser" president of the NNGG: "Wokeism is officially dead"]. ABC (in Spanish). 11 July 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  9. ↑ Madueño, Juan Diego; Barbancho, Javier (7 August 2026). "Ignacio Dancausa, presidente de Nuevas Generaciones: "Al votante boomer del PP le diría que queremos tener las mismas oportunidades que disfrutaron en los años 80 o 90"" [Ignacio Dancausa, president of New Generations: "To the boomer PP voter I would say that we want to have the same opportunities that they enjoyed in the 80s or 90s"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Jiménez, Isabel (3 August 2026). "Nuevas Generaciones del PP carga contra Sánchez por "abandonar" Ceuta en la entrada masiva" [New Generations of the PP rallies against Sánchez for "abandoning" Ceuta over the mass entry]. El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2026.