Ana Pastor (politician) explained

Ana Pastor
Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:President of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start:19 July 2016
Term End:20 May 2019
Vicepresident:José Ignacio Prendes
Micaela Navarro
Rosa María Romero
María Gloria Elizo
Predecessor:Patxi López
Successor:Meritxell Batet
Office2:Second Vice President of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start2:3 December 2019
Term End2:17 August 2023
President2:Meritxell Batet
Predecessor2:Alfonso Rodríguez Gómez de Celis
Successor2:José Antonio Bermúdez de Castro
Term Start3:1 April 2008
Term End3:13 December 2011
President3:José Bono
Predecessor3:Jordi Vilajoana
Successor3:Jaime Javier Barrero
Office4:Minister of Development
Term Start4:22 December 2011
Term End4:19 July 2016
Primeminister4:Mariano Rajoy
Predecessor4:José Blanco López
Successor4:Íñigo de la Serna
Office5:Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality
Term Start5:10 July 2002
Term End5:18 April 2004
Primeminister5:José María Aznar
Predecessor5:Celia Villalobos
Successor5:Elena Salgado
Office6:Member of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start6:1 March 1996
Constituency6:Pontevedra
Birth Date:1957 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Cubillos, Spain
Party:PP
Spouse:José Benito Suárez Costa
Alma Mater:University of Salamanca

Ana María Pastor Julián (born 11 November 1957) is a Spanish doctor and politician for the People's Party who served as President of the Congress of Deputies from 19 July 2016 to 20 May 2019. Previously she was Minister of Health from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of Public Works from 2011 to 2016.[1] Since 20 May 2019 is the Second Vice President of the Congress of Deputies.

Early life

Ana Pastor Julián was born in Cubillos del Pan, Zamora, she has a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Salamanca and was an officer of the Senior Public Health and Health Administration.

Career

She has been Head of Health Service Planning of the delegation of provincial council of Pontevedra of Minister of Health of the Xunta de Galicia (Galician Government), and primary care manager in the province of Pontevedra and provincial council director of the Galician Health Service, SERGAS (Galician Health Service). She was general director of the General Mutual State Civil Servants (Muface). In the People's Party XV Congress she was elected executive secretary of Social Policy. She also became the coordinator of Social Participation of the party.[2] She has represented Pontevedra Province in the Spanish Congress of Deputies since 2000, becoming second vice president of the Bureau of the Congress of Deputies until 13 December 2011.On 22 December 2011, she was appointed Minister of Public Works and Transport of Spain.[1]

On 11 March 2020, during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pastor confirmed via Twitter she had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[3]

President of Congress

On 18 July 2016 Pastor was designated by Mariano Rajoy as the People's Party candidate for President of Congress, with the support of Citizens. As speaker, she headed the lower house's nine-member executive committee.[4]

Lobbying work

Ana Pastor Julián has been a patroness of Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies (FAES).

Honours

National Honours

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Foreign Honours

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (28 October 2014)

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (27 February 2019)

Grand cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal) (15 April 2018)[5]

Notes and References

  1. Real Decreto 1826/2011, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno . . 22 December 2011 . 22 December 2011 . Juan Carlos . R. . Juan Carlos R. . Mariano . Rajoy Brey . Mariano Rajoy Brey . es . . 0212-033X . 139968 . 307.
  2. Web site: Ana Pastor pide al Gobierno un Plan de Respuesta Común contra la gripe A . 1 May 2009 . 15 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100618165621/http://www.pp.es/actualidad-noticia/ana-pastor-pide-al-gobierno-un-plan-respuesta-comun-gripe_418.html . 18 June 2010 . es . PP.
  3. News: 11 March 2020. Ana Pastor da positivo por coronavirus. La Vanguardia. 11 March 2020.
  4. News: Amanda . Cooper . 19 July 2016 . Spain's Rajoy strikes deal on house speaker though deadlock drags on . . 2 March 2019.
  5. Web site: ENTIDADES ESTRANGEIRAS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. www.ordens.presidencia.pt.