In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salgado and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
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
In office 7 April 2009 – 21 December 2011
Prime Minister
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by
Pedro Solbes
Succeeded by
Luis de Guindos (As Minister of Economy and Competitiveness) Cristóbal Montoro (As Minister of Finance and Public Administrations)
Minister for Public Administration
In office 9 July 2007 – 7 April 2009
Prime Minister
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by
Jordi Sevilla
Succeeded by
Manuel Chaves (As Minister of Territorial Policy)
Minister of Health
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
(1949-05-12) 12 May 1949 (age 75) Ourense, Spain
Political party
Socialist Workers' Party
Alma mater
Technical University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid
Profession
Industrial Engineer, Economist
Elena Salgado Méndez (Spanish pronunciation:[eˈlenasalˈɣaðoˈmendeθ]) (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.
ElenaSalgado Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlena salˈɣaðo ˈmendeθ]) (born 12 May 1949 in Ourense) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist...
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