Carmen Calvo
María del Carmen Calvo Poyato (born 9 June 1957) is a Spanish politician and author who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of the Presidency from 2018 to 2021.
The Most Excellent Carmen Calvo | |
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| First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 7 June 2018 – 12 July 2021 Serving with Nadia Calviño, Yolanda Díaz and Teresa Ribera | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría |
| Succeeded by | Nadia Calviño |
| Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Democratic Memory | |
| In office 13 January 2020 – 12 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Herself (Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality) |
| Succeeded by | Félix Bolaños |
| Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality | |
| In office 7 June 2018 – 13 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Dolors Montserrat |
| Succeeded by | Herself (Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Democratic Memory) Irene Montero (Equality) |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 18 April 2004 – 9 July 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Pilar del Castillo |
| Succeeded by | César Antonio Molina |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Granada (since 2023) Madrid (2019–2023) |
| In office 1 April 2004 – 27 September 2011 | |
| Constituency | Córdoba |
| Member of the Parliament of Andalusia | |
| In office 12 March 2000 – 14 March 2004 | |
| Constituency | Córdoba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María del Carmen Calvo Poyato 9 June 1957 Cabra, Córdoba, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers Party |
| Spouse | Manuel Pérez Yruela (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
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Born and raised in Cabra, Spain, she attended the University of Seville and the University of Córdoba; she holds a doctorate in constitutional law from the latter institution. She was Regional Minister of Culture of Andalusia between 1996 and 2004. She also served between 2004 and 2007 as Minister of Culture in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. From June 2017 to October 2021, she served as Secretary of Equality of the Socialist Party. She has published several books about feminism and gender equality.
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