Vox MP María José Verdú has died aged 58 after a long illness. In her first term in the Balearic Parliament she served as deputy spokesperson and chaired its Health Commission. She also held municipal office in Bunyola.
María José Verdú, a Vox member of the Balearic Parliament, died in Palma on the afternoon of 23 October 2026, aged 58, after a long illness. Europa Press cited sources from the parliamentary group. She entered the regional chamber after the 28 May 2023 election. During her first term, she became deputy spokesperson for the Vox parliamentary group and, in September 2023, president of the Parliament’s Health Commission.
Verdú was born in Palma in 1968 and had worked in party organisation as well as elected office. Before joining the Parliament, she managed Vox’s regional headquarters and served as a councillor in Bunyola, where she maintained a close political connection. She continued to hold municipal office while serving as a regional MP.
She stood fourth on Vox’s Mallorca list in the 2023 election, headed by Jorge Campos. In the chamber, she took on the Health Commission presidency, with parliamentary responsibilities that included health policy. From 2025, she also served on Vox’s Provincial Executive Committee in the Balearic Islands, where she was responsible for management and treasury.
Verdú also chaired the Balearic Parliament’s investigation commission into the so-called Koldo case. The committee was constituted on 9 April 2024. Vox said colleagues remembered her for her rigorous work and commitment, along with a strong work ethic. Gabriel Le Senne, the party’s president in the Balearic Islands, described her as an exceptional colleague and friend, and said she had given much to Vox and the islands.
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands expressed its condolences, identifying Verdú as a member of the Vox Parliamentary Group during the XI Legislature. Balearic President Marga Prohens paid tribute to her, describing her as affable and close, always attentive to others, and recalling the courteous treatment she had shown her. Jaume Bauzá, the regional minister for Tourism, Culture and Sports, also publicly mourned her death.
Campos, who had worked with Verdú from the early days of Actua Baleares, paid tribute in a post on X. He remembered her commitment to her community and Spain, as well as to freedom, and sent condolences to her family, including her husband and children, and to friends. Agustín Buades, a non-attached member of the regional Parliament and a former group colleague, also recalled their shared work.
Verdú’s public work extended beyond politics. She was involved with the Asociación contra el Cáncer de Palmanyola, combining that responsibility with her professional career and later institutional roles. The site has also covered regional events such as Barcelona’s Piromusical.
