Soledad Becerril | |
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Ombudsman of Spain | |
In office 20 June 2012 – 21 July 2017 | |
Monarchs | Juan Carlos I Felipe VI |
Preceded by | María Luisa Cava de Llano y Carrió |
Succeeded by | Francisco Fernández Marugán |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 2 December 1981 – 3 December 1982 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Prime Minister | Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo |
Preceded by | Íñigo Cavero |
Succeeded by | Javier Solana |
Mayor of Seville | |
In office 25 June 1995 – 4 July 1999 | |
Preceded by | Alejandro Rojas-Marcos |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín |
Personal details | |
Born | Madrid, Spanish State | 16 August 1944
Political party | People's Party Union of the Democratic Centre |
Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
Awards | Order of Charles III (1982) Order of Saint Raymond of Peñafort (2017) |
Doña María de la Soledad Becerril y Bustamante, Marquise consort of Salvatierra (born 16 August 1944 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish noble, politician and long serving member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies who belongs to the People's Party (PP). In 1981 she served as the first female Government Minister in almost 50 years and later became the first female Mayor of Seville. Becerril is married to Rafael Atienza y Medina, 8th Marquis of Salvatierra and Chancellor of the Royal Cavalry Armory of Seville