María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega | |
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| 72nd President of the Council of State | |
| In office 3 July 2018 – 19 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | José Manuel Romay Beccaría |
| Succeeded by | Magdalena Valerio |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 18 April 2004 – 21 October 2010 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Rato |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
| Minister of the Presidency | |
| In office 18 April 2004 – 21 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Javier Arenas |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Jáuregui |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 9 March 2008 – 21 October 2010 | |
| Constituency | Valencia |
| In office 14 March 2004 – 9 March 2008 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| In office 12 March 2000 – 14 March 2004 | |
| Constituency | Segovia |
| In office March 1996 – March 2000 | |
| Constituency | Jaen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz 15 June 1949 Valencia, Spain |
| Political party | PSOE |
| Other political affiliations | PSUC |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Profession | Jurist |
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz (born 15 June 1949) is a Spanish politician and magistrate of the Socialist Party. During her political career, she served as first deputy prime minister, minister of the Presidency and government spokesperson under prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from 2004 to 2010 and as president of the Council of State from 2018 to 2022, being the first first female deputy prime minister and the first female president of the advisory council.