Matilde Fernández

Matilde Fernández
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
1988–1993
Prime Minister Felipe González
Succeeded by Cristina Alberdi
Personal details
Born January 1950 (age 65)
Madrid
Nationality Spanish
Political party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Matilde Fernández (born 24 January 1950) is a Spanish social feminist and politician who served as minister of social affairs of Spain from 1988 to 1993.

Early life

Fernández was born on 24 January 1950 in Madrid.[1]

Career

Fernández was a member and the leader of the labor union movement.[2][3] She joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), being part of the reformist group within it.[4] In 1984, she became a member of the PSOE's federal executive committee and was appointed head of the secretariat for women’s participation.[3]

She was appointed minister of social affairs in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Felipe Gonzales in 1988.[1][5] Fernández became the first minister of social affairs since the ministry was established by her appointment.[6] She was backed by the PSOE group led by Alfonso Guerra.[7] She was replaced by Cristina Alberdi in the post in 1993.[2] In the Spanish Congress, she represented Cantabria from 1989 to 2000. In 2000, she ran for the PSOE presidency, but lost election to Jose Luis Zapatero.[8][9] Her candidacy was backed by the faction called guerristas.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Matilde Fernández". IMDb. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Manuel Castells (20 September 2011). The Power of Identity: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4443-5629-8.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mona Lena Krook; Sarah Childs (2010). Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader. New York: Oxford University Press. – via Questia (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Jose Luis Marti. "The Spanish context". Princeton Press. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Alan Riding (10 July 1994). "Spaniards grow disenchanted with a once-charismatic leader". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Celia Valiente Rejecting the past Central government and family policy in Spain Retrieved 20 October 2013
  7. ↑ José Luis Martí; Philip Pettit (2010). A Political Philosophy in Public Life: Civic Republicanism in Zapatero's Spain. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Retrieved 19 October 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
  8. ↑ "Spain female ministers". Guide to Women Leaders. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Charles Powell (December 2009). "A Second Transition, or More of the Same? Spanish Foreign Policy under Zapatero". South European Society and Politics 14 (4). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Sebastain Balfour (2005). The Politics of Contemporary Spain. New York: Routledge. – via Questia (subscription required)

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