Elena Salgado

Elena Salgado
Elena Salgado
First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
	In office; 11 July 2011 – 21 December 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Succeeded by	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
	In office; 7 April 2009 – 11 July 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Pedro Solbes
Succeeded by	Manuel Chaves
Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain
	In office; 7 April 2009 – 21 December 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Pedro Solbes
Succeeded by	Luis de Guindos (Economy); Cristóbal Montoro (Finance)
Minister of Public Administrations of Spain
	In office; 9 July 2007 – 7 April 2009
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Jordi Sevilla
Succeeded by	Manuel Chaves
Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs of Spain
	In office; 18 April 2004 – 9 July 2007
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Ana Pastor
Succeeded by	Bernat Soria
Personal details
Born	Elena Salgado Méndez; 12 May 1949; Ourense, Spain
Party	Socialist Workers' Party
Alma mater	Technical University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid
Profession	Industrial Engineer, Economist

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Elena Salgado Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlena salˈɣaðo ˈmendeθ]) (born 12 May 1949 in Ourense) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and held several ministerial portfolios during her political career.