María Dolores de Cospedal

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cospedal and the second or maternal family name is García.
María Dolores Cospedal

Dolores Cospedal in 2013
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
4 November 2016
Preceded by Pedro Morenés
Secretary-General of the People's Party
Assumed office
21 June 2008
Preceded by Ángel Acebes
3rd President of Castile-La Mancha
In office
22 June 2011 – 1 July 2015
Preceded by José María Barreda
Succeeded by Emiliano García-Page
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Assumed office
12 January 2016
Member of the Senate
In office
12 September 2006 – 22 June 2011
Personal details
Born María Dolores Cospedal García
(1965-12-13) 13 December 1965
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Political party People's Party
Spouse(s) Ignacio López del Hierro (m. 2009)
Children Ricardo
Alma mater CEU San Pablo University
Occupation Jurist
Religion Roman Catholic
Website http://www.mdcospedal.es/

María Dolores Cospedal García (born 13 December 1965) is a Spanish politician who is the Minister of Defense of Spain and the Secretary-General of the People's Party.

At a certain point she started calling herself "de Cospedal" in public which sounded more aristocratic but more recently she has reverted to plain "Cospedal".[1][2][3]

She was chosen as the People's Party (PP) candidate in the 2011 regional elections, for the presidency of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. She obtained a majority with 48.13% of the votes which meant that for the first time in the history of democratic Spain the PP would govern the Junta of Communities of Castile-La Mancha (JCCM).

She also got the most votes in the 2015 regional elections, but she did not obtain absolute majority and PSOE's Emiliano García-Page was invested President of Castile-La Mancha thanks to an agreement with Podemos.

On 3 November 2016, Cospedal was appointed Minister of Defense by PM Mariano Rajoy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elplural.com/2009/11/11/%E2%80%9Cla-bien-paga%E2%80%9D-se-cambio-el-apellido-para-aproximarse-al-linaje-aristocratico/
  2. ↑ http://www.elplural.com/2011/05/11/cospedal-vuelve-a-cambiarse-el-apellido-ahora-prescinde-de-la-%E2%80%9Cde%E2%80%9D/
  3. ↑ http://www.castillalamancha.es/gobierno/presidenta/titular/presidenta
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Political offices
Preceded by
Francisco Granados		 Regional Minister of Transports
2004–2006 		Succeeded by
Elvia Rodríguez
Preceded by
José María Barreda		 President of Castile-La Mancha
2011–2015 		Succeeded by
Emiliano García-Page
Party political offices
Preceded by
José Manuel Molina		 President of the People's Party of Castile-La Mancha
2006–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Ángel Acebes		 Secretary-General of the People's Party
2008–present 		Incumbent
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