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| office = 72nd President of the [[Spanish Council of State|Council of State]]
| office = 72nd President of the [[Spanish Council of State|Council of State]]
| term_start = 3 July 2018
| term_start = 3 July 2018
| term_end = 19 October 2022
| successor = [[Magdalena Valerio]]
| predecessor = [[José Manuel Romay Beccaría]]
| predecessor = [[José Manuel Romay Beccaría]]
| office2 = [[First Vice President of the Government (Spain)|First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain]]
| office2 = [[First Vice President of the Government (Spain)|First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain]]
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| birth_place = [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], Spain
| birth_place = [[Valencia]], Spain
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'''María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz''' (born 15 June 1949) is a [[Spaniard|Spanish]] politician and magistrate of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Party]]. She currently serves as President of the [[Spanish Council of State]] since 2018. From 18 April 2004 to 20 October 2010, she was the [[First Vice President (Spain)|first deputy prime minister]], [[Ministry of the Presidency (Spain)|minister of the Presidency]] and cabinet spokesperson in the government of Prime Minister [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]].<ref>[http://www.mpr.es/VicepresidentaPrimera/Biografia/biografia.htm Ministry of Presidency – First Vice Presidency of the Government of Spain] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509163151/http://www.mpr.es/VicepresidentaPrimera/Biografia/biografia.htm |date=9 May 2007 }}</ref> She is the first female deputy prime minister and president of the Council of State in Spanish history.
'''María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz''' (born 15 June 1949) is a [[Spaniard|Spanish]] politician and magistrate of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Party]]. During her political career, she served as [[First Vice President (Spain)|first deputy prime minister]], [[Ministry of the Presidency (Spain)|minister of the Presidency]] and [[Spokesperson of the Government of Spain|government spokesperson]] under prime minister [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]]<ref>[http://www.mpr.es/VicepresidentaPrimera/Biografia/biografia.htm Ministry of Presidency – First Vice Presidency of the Government of Spain] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509163151/http://www.mpr.es/VicepresidentaPrimera/Biografia/biografia.htm|date=9 May 2007}}</ref> from 2004 to 2010 and as president of the [[Spanish Council of State|Council of State]] from 2018 to 2022, being the first [[List of female ministers of Spain|first female deputy prime minister]] and the first female president of the advisory council.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
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In the [[2004 Spanish general election|Spanish general election of 2004]] she became a member of the parliament for [[Madrid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)|Madrid]], and on 18 April of that year she was appointed [[First Vice President (Spain)|first vice president]] and [[minister of Presidency]], remaining the incumbent of each.
In the [[2004 Spanish general election|Spanish general election of 2004]] she became a member of the parliament for [[Madrid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)|Madrid]], and on 18 April of that year she was appointed [[First Vice President (Spain)|first vice president]] and [[minister of Presidency]], remaining the incumbent of each.


Fernández de la Vega was the first woman to take on the functions of the [[Prime Minister of Spain|prime minister]] in the history of Spanish democracy, when, on 24 April 2004, during the first official visit abroad of Spain's Prime Minister, Zapatero, she presided over the Council of Ministers.
Fernández de la Vega was the [[List of female ministers of Spain|first woman]] to take on the functions of the [[Prime Minister of Spain|prime minister]] in the history of Spanish democracy, when, on 24 April 2004, during the first official visit abroad of Spain's Prime Minister, Zapatero, she presided over the Council of Ministers.


In March 2006, the first vice president went on an African tour with the state secretary for cooperation, [[Leire Pajín]], visiting [[Kenya]] and [[Mozambique]], in whose capital, [[Maputo]], they celebrated [[International Women's Day]] and closed the forum "Spain-Africa: Women for a better world".
In March 2006, the first vice president went on an African tour with the state secretary for cooperation, [[Leire Pajín]], visiting [[Kenya]] and [[Mozambique]], in whose capital, [[Maputo]], they celebrated [[International Women's Day]] and closed the forum "Spain-Africa: Women for a better world".
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== President of the Council of State ==
== President of the Council of State ==
After leaving the first political line, on July 3, 2018, prime minister [[Pedro Sánchez]] chose her to chair over the [[Spanish Council of State|Council of State]], the supreme consultative council of the Spanish government. She assumed the office on July 5, 2018, becoming the first woman to chair the Council.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RTVE.es|date=2018-07-05|title=Fernández de la Vega, la 1ª mujer al frente del Consejo de Estado|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20180705/maria-teresa-fernandez-vega-se-convierte-primera-mujer-frente-del-consejo-estado/1760420.shtml|access-date=2020-10-02|website=RTVE.es|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=País|first=El|date=2018-06-19|title=María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, presidenta del Consejo de Estado|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/politica/2018/06/19/actualidad/1529394100_456742.html|access-date=2020-10-02|issn=1134-6582}}</ref>
After leaving the first political line, on 3 July 2018, prime minister [[Pedro Sánchez]] chose her to chair over the [[Spanish Council of State|Council of State]], the supreme consultative council of the Spanish government. She assumed the office on 5 July 2018, becoming the first woman to chair the council.<ref>{{Cite web|last=RTVE.es|date=2018-07-05|title=Fernández de la Vega, la 1ª mujer al frente del Consejo de Estado|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20180705/maria-teresa-fernandez-vega-se-convierte-primera-mujer-frente-del-consejo-estado/1760420.shtml|access-date=2020-10-02|website=RTVE.es|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-06-19|title=María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, presidenta del Consejo de Estado|language=es|work=El País|url=https://elpais.com/politica/2018/06/19/actualidad/1529394100_456742.html|access-date=2020-10-02|issn=1134-6582}}</ref>


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
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==Recognition==
==Recognition==
On 7 October 2006 Fernández de la Vega received the [[Francisco Tomás y Valiente|Tomás y Valiente]] Award in [[Fuenlabrada]], Madrid.
* On 7 October 2006 Fernández de la Vega received the [[Francisco Tomás y Valiente|Tomás y Valiente]] Award in [[Fuenlabrada]], Madrid.
* On 6 November 2010 Fernández de la Vega was granted with the Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]].<ref>[https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2010-17118], Royal Decree 1489/2010, Spanish Official Journal.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 8 August 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández de la Vega and the second or maternal family name is Sanz.
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
72nd President of the Council of State
In office
3 July 2018 – 19 October 2022
Preceded byJosé Manuel Romay Beccaría
Succeeded byMagdalena Valerio
First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
In office
18 April 2004 – 21 October 2010
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byRodrigo Rato
Succeeded byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Minister of the Presidency
In office
18 April 2004 – 21 October 2010
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byJavier Arenas
Succeeded byRamón Jáuregui
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
9 March 2008 – 21 October 2010
ConstituencyValencia
In office
14 March 2004 – 9 March 2008
ConstituencyMadrid
In office
12 March 2000 – 14 March 2004
ConstituencySegovia
In office
March 1996 – March 2000
ConstituencyJaen
Personal details
Born
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz

(1949-06-15) 15 June 1949 (age 75)
Valencia, Spain
Political partyPSOE
Other political
affiliations		PSUC
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
ProfessionJurist

María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz (born 15 June 1949) is a Spanish politician and magistrate of the Socialist Party. During her political career, she served as first deputy prime minister, minister of the Presidency and government spokesperson under prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[1] from 2004 to 2010 and as president of the Council of State from 2018 to 2022, being the first first female deputy prime minister and the first female president of the advisory council.

Early life and career

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Fernández de la Vega is the daughter of Wenceslao Fernández de la Vega Lombán who was a public servant during Franco's dictatorship, a delegate of the ministry of employment headed at that time by Fermín Sanz Orrio (1957–1962). She was born in Valencia in 1949.[2][3] She earned a degree in law from the Complutense University of Madrid in the early 1970s.[3] In 1974 she entered Spain's Cuerpo de Secretarios Jurídicos Laborales, a specialised body of the civil service.

Political career

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Fernández de la Vega started her political career in the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia, remaining a member of it until 1979. From 1982 until 1985, she was the director of the advisory cabinet of the minister of justice, and in 1985 she was appointed general director of services at the ministry of justice. In 1986 she became a member of the legal cooperation committee of the Council of Europe. In 1990, she was chosen as a spokesperson of the general council of judicial power by the Senate (1994–1996). On 13 May 1994, the then Justice Minister Juan Alberto Belloch appointed her as the 1st Secretary of State for Justice.

Fernández de la Vega was elected a member of the Spanish Congress for Jaén for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party candidacy for the 1996–2000 term, being re-elected in the elections of 2000 for Segovia.[3] During this term she became general secretary of the Socialist parliamentary group.

In the Spanish general election of 2004 she became a member of the parliament for Madrid, and on 18 April of that year she was appointed first vice president and minister of Presidency, remaining the incumbent of each.

Fernández de la Vega was the first woman to take on the functions of the prime minister in the history of Spanish democracy, when, on 24 April 2004, during the first official visit abroad of Spain's Prime Minister, Zapatero, she presided over the Council of Ministers.

In March 2006, the first vice president went on an African tour with the state secretary for cooperation, Leire Pajín, visiting Kenya and Mozambique, in whose capital, Maputo, they celebrated International Women's Day and closed the forum "Spain-Africa: Women for a better world".

For the 2008 elections, Fernández de la Vega headed the list for the PSOE in Valencia. She left all the political offices in October 2010.

President of the Council of State

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After leaving the first political line, on 3 July 2018, prime minister Pedro Sánchez chose her to chair over the Council of State, the supreme consultative council of the Spanish government. She assumed the office on 5 July 2018, becoming the first woman to chair the council.[4][5]

Other activities

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  • Judges for Democracy (Jueces para la Democracia), Member
  • Graduate School for Global and International Studies, University of Salamanca, Member of the Advisory Board[6]

In addition, Fernández de la Vega has written many papers, including La reforma de la jurisdicción laboral and Derechos humanos y Consejo de Europa.

Recognition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ministry of Presidency – First Vice Presidency of the Government of Spain Archived 9 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Who's who in the Spanish Cabinet". Spain View. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "The President announces the new Cabinet". La Moncloa. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ RTVE.es (5 July 2018). "Fernández de la Vega, la 1ª mujer al frente del Consejo de Estado". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, presidenta del Consejo de Estado". El País (in Spanish). 19 June 2018. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ Advisory Council Graduate School for Global and International Studies, University of Salamanca.
  7. ^ [1], Royal Decree 1489/2010, Spanish Official Journal.
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Political offices
Preceded by First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
2004–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Presidency of Spain
2004–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Spokesperson of the Government of Spain
2004–2010 		Succeeded by
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