María Dolores de Cospedal García (13 December 1965) is a Spanish People's Party

People's Party (Spain)

The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...

 politician who is the President of Castile-La Mancha

President of Castile-La Mancha

The President of the Junta of Communities of Castile-La Mancha , usually known in English as the President of Castile-La Mancha, is the head of government of Castile-La Mancha. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....

 and Secretary-General of the People's Party.

De Cospedal was chosen as the People's Party (PP) candidate in the 2011 regional election

Spanish local and regional elections, 2011

Local and regional elections were held on 22 May 2011 in Spain. Local elections are held at once across all of Spain, while regional elections were held in 13 of Spain's 17 autonomous communities; Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, and the Basque Country have different electoral cycles.The days before...

s, for the presidency of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...

. She obtained a majority with 48.13% of the votes which meant that for the first time in the history of democratic Spain the PP would govern the Junta of Communities of Castile-La Mancha (JCCM).

External links

• María Dolores de Cospedal Junta of Communities of Castile-La Mancha website

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