María Dolores de Cospedal

María Dolores de Cospedal
Minister of Defence
In office
4 November 2016 – 1 June 2018
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy
Preceded byPedro Morenés
Succeeded byMargarita Robles
Secretary-General of the People's Party
In office
21 June 2008 – 21 July 2018
Preceded byÁngel Acebes
Succeeded byTeodoro García Egea
3rd President of Castile-La Mancha
In office
22 June 2011 – 1 July 2015
MonarchsJuan Carlos I
Felipe VI
Preceded byJosé María Barreda
Succeeded byEmiliano García-Page
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
12 January 2016 – 7 November 2018
Member of the Senate
In office
12 September 2006 – 22 June 2011
Personal details
BornMaría Dolores Cospedal García
(1965-12-13) 13 December 1965
PartyPP (since 1999)
Other political
affiliations
PRD (before 1986)
SpouseIgnacio López del Hierro (m. 2009)
ChildrenRicardo
Alma materCEU San Pablo University
OccupationPolitician, state lawyer
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María Dolores Cospedal García (born 13 December 1965) is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party (PP), she served as President of Castile-La Mancha from 2011 to 2015 and as Minister of Defence of the Government of Spain from 2016 to 2018. She also was the PP's Secretary-General, second to party president Mariano Rajoy, from 2008 to 2018.