Ana de Palacio
Ana Isabel de Palacio del Valle-Lersundi (born July 22, 1948 in Madrid ) was the Spanish Foreign Minister in the José María Aznar government from July 9, 2002 to April 16, 2004 , making her the first woman to head Spanish diplomacy.
She completed her university education in law, politics and sociology, worked as a lawyer for several years before she was elected to the European Parliament for the Partido Popular (PP) in 1994.
Here she later headed the Interior Committee and represented Spain in the Presidium of the Constitutional Convention.
She is a member of the European Leadership Network .
Ana Palacio's sister is the now deceased, former EU Commissioner Loyola de Palacio del Valle-Lersundi.
literature
- Ana Palacio Vallelersundi , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 29/2004 of July 17, 2004, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Entry on Ana de Palacio in the European Parliament 's database of deputies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palacio, Ana de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Palacio del Valle-Lersundi, Ana Isabel de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish politician (Partido Popular), MEP, Foreign Minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |