Raquel Sánchez Jiménez facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
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Raquel Sánchez Jiménez
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| Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda | |
| In office 12 July 2021 – 21 November 2023 |
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| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | José Luis Ábalos |
| Succeeded by | Isabel Rodríguez García |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 |
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| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Mayor of Gavà | |
| In office 15 February 2014 – 11 July 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Joaquim Balsera Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Gemma Badia |
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| Born | 18 November 1975 Gavá, Barcelona, Spain |
| Political party | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (born 18 November 1975) is a Spanish lawyer and politician of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia who has been serving as Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of the Government of Spain since July 2021, in the cabinet presided by Pedro Sánchez.
Political career
Sánchez Jiménez previously served as mayor of Gavà since 2014.
In 2022, Sánchez Jiménez led negotiations with Spain’s transport associations that resulted in a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing the walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages. In response, Spanish truck drivers announced in March 2022 they would continue their strike "indefinitely."
See also
In Spanish: Raquel Sánchez Jiménez para niños
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