Esperanza Aguirre

The Most Excellent Esperanza Aguirre
3rd President of the Community of Madrid
In office 8 November 2003 – 26 September 2012
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Succeeded by	Ignacio González
President of the Senate
In office 9 February 1999 – 16 October 2002
Preceded by	Juan Ignacio Barrero
Succeeded by	Juan José Lucas
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
In office 5 May 1996 – 19 January 1999
Prime Minister	José María Aznar
Preceded by	Jerónimo Saavedra (Education) Carmen Alborch (Culture)
Succeeded by	Mariano Rajoy
Member of the Senate
In office 3 March 1996 – 21 November 2002
Constituency	Madrid
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 party	Liberal Union (1983–1984) Liberal Party (1984–1986) People's Alliance (1987–1989) People's Party (1989–present)
Spouse	Fernando Ramírez de Haro ​ ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	2, including Fernando
Alma mater	Complutense University
Occupation	Politician, 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.