María Dolores de Cospedal
| María Dolores Cospedal | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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Assumed office 4 November 2016 |
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| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Pedro Morenés |
| Secretary-General of the People's Party | |
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Assumed office 21 June 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ángel Acebes |
| 3rd President of Castile-La Mancha | |
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In office 22 June 2011 – 1 July 2015 |
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| Preceded by | José María Barreda |
| Succeeded by | Emiliano García-Page |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 12 January 2016 |
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| Member of the Senate | |
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In office 12 September 2006 – 22 June 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
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María Dolores Cospedal García 13 December 1965 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ignacio López del Hierro (m. 2009) |
| Children | Ricardo |
| Alma mater | CEU San Pablo University |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.mdcospedal.es/ |
María Dolores Cospedal García (born 13 December 1965) is a Spanish politician who is the Minister of Defense of Spain and the Secretary-General of the People's Party.
At a certain point she started calling herself "de Cospedal" in public which sounded more aristocratic but more recently she has reverted to plain "Cospedal".
She was chosen as the People's Party (PP) candidate in the 2011 regional elections, for the presidency of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. She obtained a majority with 48.13% of the votes which meant that for the first time in the history of democratic Spain the PP would govern the Junta of Communities of Castile-La Mancha (JCCM).
She also got the most votes in the 2015 regional elections, but she did not obtain absolute majority and PSOE's Emiliano García-Page was invested President of Castile-La Mancha thanks to an agreement with Podemos.
On 3 November 2016, Cospedal was appointed Minister of Defense by PM Mariano Rajoy.
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