Antolín leaves the Secretary of State for Communication and will be replaced by Lydia del Canto
Ion Antolín leaves the position of Secretary of State for Communication, for which he was appointed on December 4, according to eldiario.es. The decision has been made for health reasons, according to La Moncloa sources.
Antolín, who had previously been the communication director of the PSOE, will be replaced by the head of Communication of the socialist federation of the PSPV-PSOE of the Valencian Socialists, Lydia del Canto.
“A good companion in fatigue told me these days: ‘The body keeps score.’ Mine has said to stop and I can only listen to him. I will return in a while, to the PSOE communication, with renewed strength. I have nothing that rest and some disconnection don’t cure. One day less…”, Antolin wrote in a message shared on the Bluesky social network.
Antolín had not even been able to officially take office and will no longer do so, for health reasons, which is why this Monday the Council of Ministers appointed Lydia del Canto in her place.
Del Canto (Torrent, 1985) has a degree in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication from the University of Valencia, specializing in digital journalism and political communication. In 2014, she assumed the position of Director of Communication of the PSPV-PSOE and, in 2015, that of Autonomous Secretary of Communication of the Generalitat Valenciana.
In 2018, she was appointed editor of the newspaper Levante-EMVbecoming the youngest woman to lead a newspaper in Spain. In 2024, he became the head of the cabinet of the General Secretariat of the PSPV-PSOE.
She has also been coordinator of several digital media for Prensa Ibérica, director of the Environmental, Social and Governance department of the Baleària shipping company, and collaborator of several regional and national radio and television programs.
