Esperanza Aguirre

Esperanza Aguirre
3rd President of the Community of Madrid
In office
8 November 2003 – 26 September 2012
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byAlberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Succeeded byIgnacio González
President of the Senate
In office
9 February 1999 – 16 October 2002
Preceded byJuan Ignacio Barrero
Succeeded byJuan José Lucas
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
In office
5 May 1996 – 19 January 1999
Prime MinisterJosé María Aznar
Preceded byJerónimo Saavedra (Education)
Carmen Alborch (Culture)
Succeeded byMariano Rajoy
Member of the Senate
In office
3 March 1996 – 21 November 2002
ConstituencyMadrid
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
In office
25 May 2003 – 19 September 2012
Personal details
Born
Esperanza Fuencisla Aguirre y Gil de Biedma[1]

(1952-01-03) 3 January 1952 (age 72)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyLiberal Union (1983–1984)
Liberal Party (1984–1986)
People's Alliance (1987–1989)
People's Party (1989–present)
Spouse
(m. 1974)
Children2, including Fernando
Alma materComplutense University
OccupationPolitician, civil servant
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Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma (Spanish pronunciation: [espeˈɾanθa aˈɣire]; born 3 January 1952)[2] is a Spanish politician. As member of the People's Party (PP), she served as President of the Senate between 1999 and 2002 (becoming the first female politician to have held the post), as President of the Community of Madrid between 2003 and 2012 and as Minister of Education and Culture (1996–1999). She also chaired the People's Party of the Community of Madrid between 2004 and 2016.

  1. ^ El Norte de Castilla
  2. ^ Who's who in Spain. Intercontinental Book and Publishing Company. 1988. p. 14.