María Dolores de Cospedal
María Dolores de Cospedal | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 4 November 2016 – 1 June 2018 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Pedro Morenés |
| Succeeded by | Margarita Robles |
| Secretary-General of the People's Party | |
| In office 21 June 2008 – 21 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ángel Acebes |
| Succeeded by | Teodoro García Egea |
| 3rd President of Castile-La Mancha | |
| In office 22 June 2011 – 1 July 2015 | |
| Monarchs | Juan Carlos I Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | José María Barreda |
| Succeeded by | Emiliano 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 | |
| Born | María Dolores Cospedal García 13 December 1965 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | PP (since 1999) |
| Other political affiliations | PRD (before 1986) |
| Spouse | Ignacio López del Hierro (m. 2009) |
| Children | Ricardo |
| Alma mater | CEU San Pablo University |
| Occupation | Politician, 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.