Carme Chacón

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
Minister of Defence
In office
April 14, 2008 – May 20, 2008
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byJosé Antonio Alonso
Succeeded byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (interim)
In office
June 30, 2008 – December 22, 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (interim)
Succeeded byPedro Morenés
Minister of Housing
In office
July 9, 2007 – April 11, 2008
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byMaría Antonia Trujillo
Succeeded byBeatriz Corredor
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
January 13, 2016 – July 19, 2016
ConstituencyBarcelona
In office
March 13, 2000 – August 31, 2013
ConstituencyBarcelona
Personal details
Born
Carme Chacón Piqueras

(1971-03-13)March 13, 1971
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
DiedApril 9, 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 46)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyPSOE (PSC)
SpouseMiguel Barroso (2007–2016)
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona
University of Kingston
York University
Laval University
OccupationLawyer
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.

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