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Rosa Díez
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| Spokesperson of Union, Progress and Democracy Parliamentary Group in the Congress of Deputies |
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| In office 15 December 2011 – 13 January 2016 |
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| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 1 April 2008 – 13 January 2016 |
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| Constituency | Madrid |
| Spokesperson of Union, Progress and Democracy | |
| In office 26 September 2007 – 11 July 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Andrés Herzog |
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain |
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| In office 20 July 1999 – 28 August 2007 |
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| President of the Spanish Socialist Delegation in the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1999 – 19 July 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Medina Ortega |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Barón Crespo |
| Member of Basque Parliament | |
| In office 8 January 1987 – 6 July 1999 |
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| Constituency | Biscay |
| Minister for Commerce, Consumption and Tourism of the Basque Government | |
| In office 4 October 1991 – 1 July 1998 |
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| President | José Antonio Ardanza |
| Preceded by | Jon Imanol Azúa (Industry and Commerce) Joseba Arregi Aranburu (Culture and Tourism) |
| Succeeded by | Belén Greaves Badillo |
| Councillor for the Municipality of Güeñes | |
| In office 20 June 1987 – 15 June 1991 |
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| Member of the General Assemblies of Biscay | |
| In office 24 May 1983 – 15 April 1987 |
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| Member of the Foral Diputation of Biscay | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 10 March 1983 |
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Rosa María Díez González
27 May 1952 Sodupe, Biscay, Spain |
| Political party | UPyD (2007–2020) PSOE (1977–2007) |
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UGT (1976–2007) |
| Spouse | José Ignacio Fernández de Ochoa |
| Children | Two |
Rosa María Díez González (born May 27, 1952) is a Spanish politician. She was a member of the Spanish Parliament, known as the Congress of Deputies, from 2008 to 2016. She represented the political party Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD).
Before joining UPyD, Rosa Díez was part of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She believes in a mix of social democracy and political liberalism. This means she supports free markets, civil liberties, and a strong welfare state.
She also believes in secularism, which means respecting all religious beliefs. She supports human rights for everyone. Rosa Díez is a constitutionalist, a feminist, and a pro-Europeanist. She is also a Spanish patriot and believes in liberal democracy.
Political Journey
Rosa Díez started her political career with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She was a Member of the European Parliament for Spain. She worked with the Party of European Socialists in Europe.
In 2007, she left the PSOE. This was because she disagreed with the party's direction. She felt they were not focusing enough on individual freedoms.
Founding UPyD
After leaving PSOE, Rosa Díez helped create a new political party. It was called Unión, Progreso y Democracia in Spanish. In English, this means Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD). This new party was inspired by a group in the Basque Country. This group, called ¡Basta Ya!, worked against violence from ETA.
Member of Parliament
In 2008, Rosa Díez was elected to the Congress of Deputies. She represented the Madrid area. She was re-elected in 2011. Her party, UPyD, became the fourth most voted party in Spain that year.
Rosa Díez believes that public officials should have lower salaries. Because of this, even though she worked on five different committees in Parliament, she only accepted pay for one of them.
In May 2015, UPyD did not perform well in local elections. After this, Rosa Díez announced she would not seek to be the party's spokesperson again.
See also
In Spanish: Rosa Díez para niños
