Verónica Martínez Barbero
Verónica Martínez Barbero | |
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Martínez Barbero in 2024 | |
| Spokesperson of the Sumar Parliamentary Group | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Íñigo Errejón |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Pontevedra |
| Director General of Labour | |
| In office 29 January 2020 – 13 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ángel Allué |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Morón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Verónica Martínez Barbero 2 February 1980 Gijón, Spain |
| Party | Movimiento Sumar (since 2023) |
| Education | University of Oviedo (LL.B., BBA) |
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Verónica Martínez Barbero (born 2 February 1980) is a Spanish politician, lawyer, and labour inspector who has served as the spokesperson for the Sumar parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies since November 2024. She previously served as Director General of Labour in the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy from 2020 to 2023 under Yolanda Díaz. She has been a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Pontevedra since August 2023.
Martínez Barbero succeeded Íñigo Errejón as spokesperson following his resignation amid sexual assault allegations in October 2024. A career civil servant and labour law specialist, she joined the Superior Corps of Labour and Social Security Inspectors in 2006 and served as President of the Galician Council of Labour Relations from 2017 to 2020.