Carme Chacón
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Carme Maria Chacón Piqueras (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmə tʃəˈkom piˈkeɾəs]; March 13, 1971 – April 9, 2017) was a Spanish lawyer, lecturer and politician who was minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Carme Chacón | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office April 14, 2008 – May 20, 2008 | |
Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
Preceded by | José Antonio Alonso |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (interim) |
In office June 30, 2008 – December 22, 2011 | |
Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (interim) |
Succeeded by | Pedro Morenés |
Minister of Housing | |
In office July 9, 2007 – April 11, 2008 | |
Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
Preceded by | María Antonia Trujillo |
Succeeded by | Beatriz Corredor |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office January 13, 2016 – July 19, 2016 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
In office March 13, 2000 – August 31, 2013 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Personal details | |
Born | Carme Chacón Piqueras (1971-03-13)March 13, 1971 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain |
Died | April 9, 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 46) Madrid, Spain |
Political party | PSOE (PSC) |
Spouse | Miguel Barroso (2007–2016) |
Alma mater | University of Barcelona University of Kingston York University Laval University |
Occupation | Lawyer Professor |
A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) from 1994, she was elected member of the Parliament of Catalonia and vice president of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the lower house in the Spanish Parliament. In 2007, she entered the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero as minister of Housing. A year later, she became the first woman to take charge of the Spanish Ministry of Defense.