Ana Botella facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ana Botella
Botella in 2015
Mayor of Madrid
In office 27 December 2011 – 13 June 2015
Preceded by	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Manuel Cobo [es] (interim)
Succeeded by	Manuela Carmena
Personal details
Born	(1953-07-23) 23 July 1953 (age 70) Madrid, Spain
Political party	People's Alliance (1978–1989) People's Party (since 1989)
Spouse	José María Aznar ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid
Profession	Civil servant politician
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Ana Botella Serrano (born 23 July 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as the Mayor of Madrid from the end of 2011 until 2015 and the Spouse of the Prime Minister when her husband José María Aznar. She was the first female Mayor of Madrid.

Early life

Botella was born in Madrid on 23 July 1953. She took her primary education at the Colegio Irlandesas Madrid, associated with the Congregation of Jesus. She then studied law at Complutense University of Madrid. After graduating, she passed a public examination to the Corps of Civil Administrators of the State,

Early political career

Botella joined the People's Alliance in 1978. She served for 14 years as civil servant in the Ministry of the Interior, the Civil Governance of Logroño, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Finance in Valladolid.

Botella in 1996 in La Moncloa

Politics of Madrid

In April 2013 before a plenary meeting of the city council

Botella served on the Madrid City Council from 2003 to 2011. During her terms, she served as deputy mayor to Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón and oversaw the Departments of Social Services (2003-2007) and Environment (2007-2011). She was criticized for failure to tackle Madrid's air pollution which frequently exceeded permitted levels while she was responsible for the city's environment. Botella was an outspoken climate change denier.

In September 2013, Botella garnered national attention following embarassing and nonsensical comments made in broken English during Madrid's push to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, which derailed what was otherwise a highly respected bid and turned her into a popular meme.

When Ruiz-Gallardón resigned to become the Justice Minister in Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government, Botella became mayor on 27 December 2011. On 9 September 2014, Botella announced that she would not run for re-election in the May 2015 elections.

Personal life

Botella married future Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar in 1977. The couple has three children: José María, Ana, and Alonso. Their daughter married businessman Alejandro Agag at the royal site of El Escorial on 5 September 2002. Ana Botella has four grandchildren by her daughter.

Electoral history

See also

In Spanish: Ana Botella para niños