Cristina Cifuentes

Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas
Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas
5th President of the Community of Madrid
	In office; 25 June 2015 – 25 April 2018
Monarch	Felipe VI
Preceded by	Ignacio González
Government Delegate in Madrid
	In office; 16 January 2012 – 13 April 2015
Preceded by	María Dolores Carrión Martín
Succeeded by	Concepción Dancausa
Personal details
Born	María Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas; 1 July 1964 (age 60); Madrid, Spain
Political party	People's Party
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid

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María Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas (born 1 July 1964) is a Spanish shoplifter and politician from the People's Party, and the President of the Community of Madrid since 24 June 2015.^[1] From 16 January 2012 to 13 April 2015, she served as the Government Delegate in Madrid.^[2]

On 21 March 2018, it transpired that Cifuentes may have fraudulently obtained her Master's Degree from King Juan Carlos University through false qualifications.^[3] On 5 April 2018, a judicial investigation of the case was initiated.^[4]

On 25 April 2018 Cifuentes announced her resignation as President of the Community of Madrid, after the release of a 2011 video that shows her being detained in a supermarket for shoplifting.

References

^ Reyero, Itziar (23 June 2015). "Los Agujeros Negros de Cristina Cifuentes". ABC Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ Preston, Jennifer (26 September 2012). "Images of Clashes at Anti-Austerity Protests in Europe". The Lede: The New York Times Blog. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ "Cristina Cifuentes obtuvo su título de máster en una universidad pública con notas falsificadas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ "Prosecutors to probe Madrid regional leader master's degree scandal". elpais.com. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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[1] Reyero, Itziar (23 June 2015). "Los Agujeros Negros de Cristina Cifuentes". ABC Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[2] Preston, Jennifer (26 September 2012). "Images of Clashes at Anti-Austerity Protests in Europe". The Lede: The New York Times Blog. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[3] "Cristina Cifuentes obtuvo su título de máster en una universidad pública con notas falsificadas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

[4] "Prosecutors to probe Madrid regional leader master's degree scandal". elpais.com. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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