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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) |
| Other political affiliations |
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 Congress of Deputies from 2008 to 2016. During this time, she represented the political party Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD).
Before joining UPyD, Rosa Díez was a member of the PSOE. Her ideas about politics changed over time. She started as a social democrat, which means she believed in a fair society with government support for people. Later, she also supported ideas from political liberalism, which focuses on individual freedoms and free markets. This led her to describe herself as a social liberal.
Her views on how Spain should be governed also changed. She used to support more independence for different regions of Spain. However, she later began to support a stronger central government. This change, along with disagreements about government policies, led her to leave the PSOE.
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Rosa Díez's Political Journey
Early Career and European Parliament
Rosa Díez started her political career with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She became a Member of the European Parliament in 1999. In this role, she represented Spain in the European Union's parliament. She worked with other socialist parties from across Europe.
Founding a New Party
In 2007, Rosa Díez left the PSOE. She disagreed with some of their policies, especially regarding individual freedoms. After leaving, she helped create a new political party. This party was called Unión, Progreso y Democracia in Spanish. In English, it means "Union, Progress and Democracy," often shortened to UPyD.
UPyD was partly inspired by a group of citizens in the Basque region. This group, called ¡Basta Ya!, worked against violence from the group ETA.
Serving in the Spanish Congress
In 2008, Rosa Díez was elected to the Congress of Deputies. This is one of the main parts of Spain's parliament. She represented the Madrid district. She was re-elected in 2011. In that election, UPyD became the fourth most voted party in Spain.
Rosa Díez believed that public officials should not earn very high salaries. Because of this, even though she was a spokesperson for UPyD on five different committees, she only accepted pay for one of them.
Leaving Leadership
On May 24, 2015, Rosa Díez announced she would step down. She decided not to seek re-election as the spokesperson for UPyD. This decision came after the party did not perform well in regional and local elections.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, another political party, Vox, considered her for a role in a "Salvation Government."
See also
In Spanish: Rosa Díez para niños
