María José Sáenz de Buruaga

Spanish politician

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María José Sáenz de Buruaga


10th President of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2023
Preceded by	Miguel Ángel Revilla
Secretary General of the People's Party of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2017
Preceded by	Ignacio Diego
Vice President of Cantabria
In office 28 June 2011 – 10 July 2015
President	Ignacio Diego
Preceded by	Dolores Gorostiaga
Succeeded by	Eva Díaz Tezanos
Regional Minister of Health and Social Services of Cantabria
In office 28 June 2011 – 10 June 2015
President	Ignacio Diego
Preceded by	Dolores Gorostiaga (Employment and Social Welfare) Luis Truán (Health)
Succeeded by	Eva Díaz Tezanos (Universities, Research, Environment and Social Policy) María Luisa Real (Health)
Member of the Parliament of Cantabria
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 1999

Personal details
Born	María José Sáenz de Buruaga Gómez (1968-06-04) 4 June 1968 (age 55) Suances (Cantabria), Spain
Political party	PP
Spouse	Miguel de las Cuevas
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Cantabria

María José Sáenz de Buruaga Gómez (born 4 June 1968) is a Spanish politician from the People's Party (PP) serving as the President of Cantabria since 2023. President of the party's regional branch since 25 March 2017. She previously served as Vice President of Cantabria and Regional Minister of Health and Social Services from 2011 to 2015.^[1]^[2]

Career

Political career

María joined the People's Party of Cantabria in 1991. In 1995, she was elected councilor in the Suances City Council, where she served as spokesperson for her group until 2007. She was president of the local party board from 1996 to 2010. At the same time, she obtained a seat as a member of the People's Party of Cantabria in 1999, being re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015. During the period between 2003 and 2011, she served as spokesperson for his group on Health and Social Services.^[3]

At the X Regional Congress of the PP of Cantabria, held in November 2004, she acceded to the position of general secretary of training at the regional level, which she revalidated at the congresses held in 2008 and 2012.

Between June 28, 2011 and July 10, 2015, she was the vice president and counselor of Health and Social Services of the Government of Cantabria after the electoral victory of the People's Party of Cantabria in the regional elections held on May 22 of that year.^[3]

After the People's Party of Cantabria lost its absolute majority in the elections held on May 24, 2015, she was elected second vice president of the Parliament of Cantabria, a position she already held between 2003 and 2011.^[4]

Minister for Health and Social Services of the Government of Cantabria

In 2011, she was elected Minister for Health and Social Services of the Government of Cantabria, with Ignacio Diego as president. During her tenure, the contract to complete the works of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital was put out to tender.^[5] Also, the Laredo Childhood and Adolescent Care Center (a pioneering center in Cantabria in the prevention of family violence) was created.^[6]

President of Cantabria (2023-present)

After winning the elections in May 2023, the Parliament of Cantabria elected her as President of Cantabria in the second vote held on July 3. She became the first woman to preside over the community.^[7]^[8]

María took office on July 5, 2023, at the San Rafael Hospital, headquarters of the Parliament of Cantabria.^[9]

References

^ "Una abogada enemiga de la improvisación". El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ "Conoce a María José Sáenz de Buruaga". www.ppcantabria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Partido Popular en Cantabria - Conoce a la presidenta Buruaga". www.ppcantabria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ "(8L) Sáenz de Buruaga Gómez, María José | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ "Consejería de Salud de Cantabria - Portada". saludcantabria.es. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ "Detalle - Comunicados - cantabria.es". Comunicados (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ Mira, Nieves (2023-07-03). "María José Sáenz de Buruaga, primera presidenta de Cantabria con la oposición de Vox". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ RTVE.es/AGENCIAS (2023-07-03). "Sáenz de Buruaga, del PP, investida presidenta de Cantabria". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ Zaratiegui, Ana Gil (2023-07-05). "Así les hemos contado esta jornada en el Parlamento". El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.