María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón (born 10 June 1971) is a Spanish People's Partypolitician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of the Presidency since December 2011. She has been a Member of theCongress of Deputies (MP) since 2004. She previously served as Spokesperson of the Government from 2011 to 2016, Minister of Healthfrom November 2014 to December 2014, Minister of Justice in September 2014 and Spokesperson of the People's Party in the Congress of Deputies from 2008 to 2011.[1]
She previously served as executive secretary of Territorial Policy of Partido Popular. In the 9th Legislature she was appointed by prime ministerMariano Rajoy as the Popular Party spokesperson in the Congress of Deputies, replacing Eduardo Zaplana.
After Mariano Rajoy dismissed President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont, Sáenz de Santamaría was given responsibility for overeesing the functions of the Generalitat of Catalonia.[2][3]
Education and early career[edit]
Born in Valladolid in 1971, Sáenz de Santamaría grew up as the only child of Pedro Sáenz de Santamaría and Petra Antón.[4] She graduated from university with a law degree in 1994. After more study, she became an abogado de estado (an elite jurist). In 2000, Mariano Rajoy’s former chief of staff hired her to work as advisor to the cabinet of theFirst Vice-President of the Government in theMinistry of the Presidency and the Ministry of Home Affairs.[5]
In the 8th legislature of Spain (2004-2008) Sáenz de Santamaría was the executive secretary of the People's Party's domestic policy, and a deputy forMadrid. In the 9th legislature she was appointed byMariano Rajoy as spokesperson for the People's Group in the Congress of Deputies, replacingEduardo Zaplana. Sáenz de Santamaría became the Deputy Prime Minister and spokesperson for the government on 22 December 2011. [6] On 27 October 2017, Rajoy appointed her as Acting Minister for Catalonia Affairs and Acting Coordinator of the Generalitat of Catalonia amid the2017 Spanish constitutional crisis
Personal life[edit]
Sáenz de Santamaría is married and has a son, who was born on 11 November 2011.[7]
References[edit]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soraya_S%C3%A1enz_de_Santamar%C3%ADa
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