Matilde Fernández

Matilde Fernández
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
1988–1993
Prime Minister Felipe González
Succeeded by Cristina Alberdi
Personal details
Born (1950-01-24) 24 January 1950
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][7] She was backed by the PSOE group led by Alfonso Guerra.[8] 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.[9][10] Her candidacy was backed by the faction called guerristas.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Matilde Fernández". IMDb. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 Mona Lena Krook; Sarah Childs (2010). Women, Gender, and Politics: A Reader. New York: Oxford University Press. – via Questia (subscription required)
  4. ↑ José Luis Marti. "The Spanish context" (PDF). 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 (1995). "Rejecting the past: central government and family policy in post-authoritarian Spain (1975-94)" (pdf). Cross National Research Papers. 4 (3): 80–96. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Celia Valiente (June 1996). "The rejection of authoritarian policy legacies: family policy in Spain (1975–1995)". South European Society and Politics. Taylor and Francis. 1 (1): 95–114. doi:10.1080/13608749608454718.
  8. ↑ José Luis Marti; Philip Pettit (2010). A Political Philosophy in Public Life: Civic Republicanism in Zapatero's Spain. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Retrieved 19 October 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
  9. ↑ "Spain female ministers". Guide to Women Leaders. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Charles Powell (December 2009). "A second transition, or more of the same? Spanish Foreign Policy under Zapatero". South European Society and Politics, special issue: Spain's ‘Second Transition’? The Socialist Government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Taylor and Francis. 14 (4): 519–536. doi:10.1080/13608740903503886. Pdf.
  11. ↑ Sebastain Balfour (2005). The Politics of Contemporary Spain. New York: Routledge. – via Questia (subscription required)
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