Begoña Gómez
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| Born | María Begoña Gómez Fernández 1975 (age 49–50) Bilbao, Spain |
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María Begoña Gómez Fernández (born 1975) is a Spanish marketing expert and wife of Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, the Prime Minister of Spain.
Early life and education
Gómez was born in Bilbao. Her father is Sabiniano Gómez Serrano. She has one brother, Miguel Gómez Fernández. She spent most of her childhood in Valderas, León. Begoña Gómez obtained an unofficial marketing degree from the Higher School of Commercial Engineers, a private entity which operated as an academy, called M&B School of Marketing and Business, created in 1989 which merged into the ESEM corporation. She has indicated in her CV that she has a bachelor degree in marketing from ESIC University, a business school and prestigious university, a fact which gained attention of the news media as early as 2018.[1]
Career
Gómez was director of business outsourcing in the Inmark Group until her husband became Prime Minister of Spain in 2018.[2] From 2018 to 2022 she was executive director of the Africa Center of the Institute of Enterprise.[3] Since 2020 she has been the extraordinary Chair of Competitive Social Transformation of the Complutense University of Madrid.[4]
On April 24, 2024, a judge opened an investigation against Gómez for possible influence trafficking and corruption following a complaint by Manos Limpias,[5] led Miguel Bernad, formerly the secretary general of the far-right National Front.[6][7]
Personal life
She married Pedro Sánchez in 2006. They have two daughters, Carlota Sánchez Gómez and Ainhoa Sánchez Gómez.[8]
References
- ^ María Ruiz (2024-04-10). "Begoña Gómez vendió su licenciatura en Marketing como un título universitario, pero es de una academia". OK Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Begoña Gómez, esposa de Pedro Sánchez, investigada por presunto tráfico de influencias y corrupción" (in Spanish). 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Quintanilla, Berta F. (2024-04-24). "Estos han sido los trabajos de Begoña Gómez y su nivel de estudios". huffingtonpost (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Máster de Transformación Social Competitiva: Los ODS como estrategia". Cátedra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Un juzgado de Madrid investiga a la mujer de Pedro Sánchez por tráfico de influencias y corrupción en los negocios" (in Spanish). 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Paul Kirby (2024-04-24). "Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez halts public duties as wife faces inquiry". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Carreño, Ángel (25 April 2024). "Qué es Manos Limpias, el colectivo que ha denunciado a Begoña Gómez". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Pedrejón, Isabel (24 April 2024). "Pedro Sánchez y Begoña Gómez, la historia de amor que empezó en una fiesta: "No sabes la tabarra que le di"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2024.