Isabel García Tejerina
MP
Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment
In office
28 April 2014 – 1 June 2018
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy
Preceded byMiguel Arias Cañete
Succeeded byLuis Planas
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Teresa Ribera
Ecological Transition
Personal details
Born (1968-10-09) 9 October 1968
Valladolid, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma materTechnical University of Madrid and University of Valladolid

Isabel García Tejerina (Valladolid, 9 October 1968) is a Spanish politician of the PP.[1]

Early life and education

García Tejerina has a Master's from University of California, Davis in Agricultural Economy, a Bachelor's in Law from the University of Valladolid and a degree in agricultural engineering from the Technical University of Madrid.[2]

Political career

García Tejerina served as General Secretary of Agriculture and Feeding of Spain for two periods: from April 2000 to April 2004 and from February 2012 to April 2014. She was Spain's Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment from 28 April 2014 until 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government.[3][4] Her re-appointment caused some criticism by Spanish environmentalists.[5]

Other activities

  • Iberdrola, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021)[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ruiz Valdivia, Antonio (28 April 2014). "Isabel García Tejerina: Las claves sobre la sustituta de Cañete". Huffington Post (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Isabel García Tejerina". La Moncloa. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hotels evacuated as wildfires hit Portugal's tourist Algarve region". TheJournal.ie. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rajoy chooses Catalan Dolors Montserrat as new Minister for Health and gives Vice President enhanced competences". Catalan News Agency. Intracatalònia, SA. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Activists: environment minister 'bad news' for Spain". Progressive Spain. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Board of Directors: Composition Iberdrola.
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