Esperanza Aguirre
Esperanza Aguirre | |
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| 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 |
| 56th 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 3 January 1952 |
| Party | Liberal Union (1983–1984) Liberal Party (1984–1986) People's Alliance (1987–1989) People's Party (1989–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Fernando |
| Alma mater | Complutense University |
| Occupation | Politician, civil servant |
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Esperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma, Countess of Bornos DBE (Spanish pronunciation: [espeˈɾanθa aˈɣire]; born 3 January 1952) 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.