María Jesús Montero
| The Most Excellent María Jesús Montero | |
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| Minister of the Treasury of Spain | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2018 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by |
Cristóbal Montoro Treasury and Public Function |
| Regional Minister of Finance and Public Administrations of Andalusia | |
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In office 9 September 2013 – 6 June 2018 | |
| President | Susana Díaz |
| Regional Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Andalusia | |
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In office 7 May 2012 – 9 September 2013 | |
| President | José Antonio Griñán |
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In office 25 April 2004 – 7 May 2012 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Andalusia | |
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In office 9 March 2008 – 6 June 2018 | |
| Constituency | Seville |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 February 1966 Sevilla, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Seville EADA Business School |
| Occupation | Physician, hospital administrator and politician |
María Jesús Montero Cuadrado (born 4 February 1966), is a Spanish politician, incumbent Minister of the Treasury at Sánchez government.
Biography
Daughter of teachers, Montero have a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Seville and master's degree in management from the EADA business school, she is a Hospital Administrator. Has held various positions of responsibility throughout his career, mainly linked to the specialization of health management. Had been chair of the Committee on Marginalization of the Andalusia Youth Council between 1986 and 1988, and later, general secretary of the same until 1990.
She is a socialist deputy in the Parliament of Andalusia by the electoral constituency of Seville.[1]
Minister in Andalusian Government
Between September 2002 and April 2004 she held the position of Deputy Minister of Health of the Junta de Andalucía, after which she was appointed head of the Regional Ministry of Health, a responsibility she held until May 2012, the date from which she assumed the Health portfolio and Social Welfare[2].
During his tenure at the head of the Ministry of Health, new health rights have been regulated, such as the second medical opinion, access to preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic counseling or dignified death[3].
In partnership with other institutions and the business sector, biomedical research has also been promoted, through a network of centers such as the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS), Center for genomics and oncology research (GENYO) or the Research Center for Innovative Medicines (MEDINA).
From 9 September 2013 to 6 June 2018 was Minister of Finance and Public Administration of the Junta de Andalucía[4]. At the head of this department, developed and approved five budgets[5] without an absolute majority in Parliament, one with Izquierda Unida and four with Citizens. Andalusia is currently one of the few communities that complies with the rules of budgetary stability and financial sustainability (goal of deficit, debt and expenditure rule), in addition to becoming the common system community that previously pays its suppliers. Likewise, during these years important regulatory advances have been promoted in the Finance area, such as the decree of payment terms guarantees, with which the Junta de Andalucía self-imposed to reduce the maximum payment time in sectors to only 20 days. priority areas such as health, education and social services.
Minister of the Tresaury
Chosen by Pedro Sánchez, new Spanish Prime Minister, following the motion of censure that the PSOE presented against the previous government of Mariano Rajoy (PP) and that was approved by the Congress of Deputies on 1 June 2018, appointed her as Minister in new Spanish government.[6] Felipe VI sanctioned by royal decree of June her appointment as holder of the portfolio of Minister of the Treasury of Spain.[7] On 7 June she took office as Minister before the King at Palace of Zarzuela.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Montero Cuadrado, María Jesús (in Spanish)
- ↑ María Jesús Montero, la médica que saneó las cuentas de Andalucía (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Parlamento andaluz aprueba la primera ley de muerte digna en España (in Spanish)
- ↑ Susana Díaz prescinde de los fieles a Griñán e incorpora cinco caras nuevas a su Gobierno (in Spanish)
- ↑ Andalucía aprueba sus cuentas de 2018 con un presupuesto de 34.759 millones, un 4,5% más (in Spanish)
- ↑ María Jesús Montero, ministra de Hacienda (in Spanish)
- ↑ Real Decreto 357/2018, de 6 de junio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno (in Spanish)
- ↑ Los 17 del "Consejo de Ministras y Ministros" de Sánchez prometen ante el Rey (in Spanish)
- ↑ Real Decreto 357/2018, de 6 de junio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno (in Spanish)