Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero facts for kids
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Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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| Constituency | Spain |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 13 December 2011 – 1 July 2014 |
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| Constituency | Valencia |
| In office 9 March 2008 – 19 April 2009 |
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| Constituency | Valencia |
| Secretary of Economic Policies and Employment of PSOE | |
| In office 5 February 2012 – 27 July 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Octavio Granado |
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| Secretary-General of Infrastructure | |
| In office 18 April 2009 – 14 October 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | José Damián Santiago |
| Succeeded by | José Damián Santiago |
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Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández
7 January 1958 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
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| Occupation | Economist, politician |
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, born on January 7, 1958, in Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish politician. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She is married and has two children. Before becoming a politician, she studied economics. She earned a master's degree in economic theory from the University of Minnesota in the United States.
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Her Work in Spanish Politics
In 2008, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero was chosen to run for parliament in the Valencia area. She was elected to the Spanish national parliament. This is where laws are made for the whole country.
In April 2009, she was given an important job. She became the State Secretary for Infrastructure and Planning. This role meant she helped manage big projects like roads and railways. She worked for the Minister of Public Works under Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Because of this new job, she left her seat in the parliament.
Working in the European Parliament
Since the European elections in 2014, Rodríguez-Piñero has been a Member of the European Parliament. This means she helps make laws and decisions for all the countries in the European Union.
What She Does in Europe
She works on the European Parliament Committee on International Trade. This committee deals with trade rules between Europe and other countries. Since 2019, she has also been part of a group that helps with election observation missions. This means she helps make sure elections in other countries are fair.
In addition to her main committee work, Rodríguez-Piñero is part of other important groups. She is in the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, which helps build connections between Europe and Chile. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long-Term Investment and Reindustrialization. This group focuses on how to invest money for the future and bring back industries. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability and the Spinelli Group, which works for a stronger and more united Europe.
See also
In Spanish: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero para niños
