Elena Salgado Politician

Elena Salgado Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlena salˈɣaðo ˈmendeθ]) (born 12 May 1949 in Ourense, Galicia, Spain) is a Spanish politician.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 12, 1949
Birth place	Galicia (Spain) , Spain , Ourense
Education	Complutense University of Madrid Technical University of Madrid
Profession	Economist , Industrial engineering

office	Minister of Health Minister of Economy and Finance 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Spain 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Minister for Public Administration
party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
prime minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
successor	Manuel Chaves González Cristóbal Montoro Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Luis de Guindos Bernat Soria