Isabel García Tejerina

Isabel García Tejerina MP
Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment
In office 28 April 2014 – 1 June 2018
Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy
Preceded by	Miguel Arias Cañete
Succeeded by	Luis Planas Agriculture, Food and Environment Teresa Ribera Ecological Transition
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-09) 9 October 1968 (age 56) Valladolid, Spain
Political party	People's Party
Alma mater	Technical University of Madrid and University of Valladolid

Isabel García Tejerina (Valladolid, 9 October 1968) is a Spanish politician of the PP.[1]

Early life and education

García Tejerina has a Master's from University of California, Davis in Agricultural Economy, a Bachelor's in Law from the University of Valladolid and a degree in agricultural engineering from the Technical University of Madrid.[2]

Political career

García Tejerina served as General Secretary of Agriculture and Feeding of Spain for two periods: from April 2000 to April 2004 and from February 2012 to April 2014. She was Spain's Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment from 28 April 2014 until 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government.[3][4] Her re-appointment caused some criticism by Spanish environmentalists.[5]

Other activities

• Iberdrola, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021)[6]

References

1. Ruiz Valdivia, Antonio (28 April 2014). "Isabel García Tejerina: Las claves sobre la sustituta de Cañete". Huffington Post (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
2. "Isabel García Tejerina". La Moncloa. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. "Hotels evacuated as wildfires hit Portugal's tourist Algarve region". TheJournal.ie. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "Rajoy chooses Catalan Dolors Montserrat as new Minister for Health and gives Vice President enhanced competences". Catalan News Agency. Intracatalònia, SA. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
5. "Activists: environment minister 'bad news' for Spain". Progressive Spain. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
6. Board of Directors: Composition Iberdrola.