Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín was a Spanish Socialist (PSOE) politician who was mayor of Seville from 1999 to 2011, the longest-serving mayor of the city in Spain’s democratic era. His time in office brought Seville’s tram, its cycle-lane network, a pedestrianised centre and the Metropol Parasol. He died on 26 October 2026, aged 69.
Born in La Rinconada on 25 September 1957, he trained as a doctor and was president of the Seville provincial council from 1995 to 1999.
