Marifrán Carazo

María Francisca Carazo Villalonga (born 11 October 1977) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician, elected mayor of Granada in 2023. She was previously a city councillor in Granada (2007–2012), member of the Parliament of Andalusia (2012–2023) and Minister of Development, Infrastructures and Territory Planning in the Regional Government of Andalusia (2019–2023).

Biography
Carazo was born in Valladolid, Castile and León. Having initially studied optometry, she then graduated in political science from the University of Granada. In 1996, she joined the People's Party (PP), serving as leader of the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) in Granada from 2000 to 2005.

In 2007, Carazo was elected onto Granada's city council and was the councillor responsible for tourism in the local government of mayor José Torres Hurtado. In 2012, she left her municipal seat upon being elected to the Parliament of Andalusia. She was the PP's lead candidate in the Granada constituency in the 2018 Andalusian regional election, in which the party formed a government with Citizens (Cs). President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno, named her Minister of Development, Infrastructures and Territory Planning.

On 3 January 2023, Carazo was named head of the PP's list for Granada City Council in the May elections. She resigned her regional offices on 3 April. She increased her party's share from 7 to 14 of the 27 seats, making her the first woman to be mayor of Granada.

Personal life
Carazo met her husband José Ramón "Jota" Carmona at university. He was a city councillor in Antequera, Province of Málaga, and was also elected to the Parliament of Andalusia.