Soraya Sevilla Casas, new high-ranking secretary in Deregulation

The Regional Ministry of Deregulation, Family, and Social Aid of the Junta de Castilla y León has resolved the public call to fill, through the system of free appointment, the position of Type 1 Senior Official Secretary based in Valladolid. The appointment is awarded to the civil servant Soraya Sevilla Casas and is formalized through Order DES/870/2026, dated September 3, published in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León number 175, dated September 9, 2026.

The resolution, signed by the regional minister Carlos Pollán Fernández, concludes a process initiated by Order DES/750/2026, dated August 5, which announced the public call in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León number 154, dated August 11, 2026. The award is based on article 26.1.g) of Law 3/2001, of July 3, on the Government and Administration of Castilla y León, and articles 48 and 51 of Law 7/2005, of May 24, on the Civil Service of Castilla y León.

Profile of the awarded position

The position of Type 1 Senior Official Secretary is assigned to the management center of the ministry itself, headquartered in the capital of Valladolid. According to the annex of the order, the position has the following characteristics:

• Position code: 61236
• Group: C1, C2
• Level: 18
• Specific supplement: 07
• Administration: A5
• Location: Valladolid

The order states that the selected civil servant possesses, among those who applied for the position, the most suitable merits and capacities to efficiently carry out the activities inherent to the called position, in accordance with the report from the head of the superior body to which the position is assigned.

Obligations and deadlines

The appointee must, if applicable, cease her previous assignment and take possession of the new position within the regulatory timeframe. Copies of the cessation and assumption of office proceedings must be sent to the General Personnel Registry within three days of their production.

Against the order, which exhausts administrative remedies, the following may be filed:

• Contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Valladolid or that of the jurisdiction of the appellant’s domicile, within two months of its publication.
• Appeal for reversal, as a prior and optional measure, before the regional minister of Deregulation, Family, and Social Aid, within one month.

Institutional relevance

The appointment reinforces the structure of the newly named department in charge of deregulation and social aid, at a time of reorganization of the regional organizational chart. The filling of a high-ranking position via discretionary appointment in the regional capital underscores the Junta’s commitment to technical profiles with experience in administrative management, and its publication in the official bulletin guarantees the transparency of the process for the citizenry.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 175, September 9, 2026, section I.B.1 (Appointments, Situations and Incidents), pág. 4-6 (official reference: BOCYL-D-09092026-175-1).