Ana Botella
Ana María Botella Serrano (born July 24, 1953 in Madrid ) is a Spanish politician of the People's Party Partido Popular (PP) and was mayor of Madrid from 2011 to 2015.
Career
On December 27, 2011, the trained lawyer was elected mayor of Madrid with a majority of the votes of the PP parliamentary group in the city council as the first woman. She thus succeeded Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón , who moved to the Rajoy I cabinet as Spanish Minister of Justice . Before that, she had been a member of the city council since 2007, responsible for environmental and transport policy.
In September 2014, Botella declared that she would not be available for a second term as Mayor of Madrid.
Others
Ana Botella, who grew up as the eldest of thirteen siblings, has been married to the former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar since 1977 . The couple has three children. Botella, like her husband, represents the conservative wing within her party. For example, she criticized the same-sex marriage introduced by the Spanish Socialists , which earned her the title “Queen of apples and pears” in the Spanish press because, in her opinion, “an apple and a pear cannot be the same as two apples”.
Web links
- Ana Botella, Hillary Clinton of Spain , World Online December 27, 2011, accessed January 11, 2012
- Madrid receives its first city mother , Wiener Zeitung of December 27, 2011, accessed on January 11, 2012
- Señora Botella's fight , Der Spiegel 14/2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón |
Mayoress of Madrid 2011-2015 |
Manuela Carmena |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Botella, Ana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Botella Serrano, Ana María (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish politician (PP) and Mayor of Madrid |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |