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Trinidad Jiménez
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
| In office 21 October 2010 – 22 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Miguel Ángel Moratinos |
| Succeeded by | José García-Margallo y Marfil |
| Minister of Health and Social Policy and Equality | |
| In office 7 April 2009 – 21 October 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Bernat Soria |
| Succeeded by | Leire Pajín |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 13 December 2011 – 12 January 2016 |
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| Constituency | Malaga |
| In office 1 April 2008 – 22 April 2008 |
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| Constituency | Madrid |
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Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera
4 June 1962 Málaga, Andalusia, Spain |
| Political party | PSOE |
Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera was born on June 4, 1962. She is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She served as Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister. Many people saw her as a trusted advisor to former Spanish prime ministers Felipe González and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
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Early Life and Education
Trinidad Jiménez was born in Málaga, Spain. She was one of nine children in her family. She studied law and earned a degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Political Career
Trinidad Jiménez is an expert in international relations. In 1983, while still a student, she helped create the Socialist Students Association. She joined the Juventudes Socialistas de España, which is Spain's Socialist Youth group. She was part of their International Relations Committee. A year later, she joined the PSOE political party.
From 1984 to 1986, Jiménez led the International Relations Committee of Spain's Youth Council. She also served on its main committee. In 1989, she represented Spain in a youth exchange program with NATO in North America. She also worked for the Spanish part of the American Field Service.
Between 1990 and 1992, Jiménez lived in Equatorial Guinea. There, she taught Political Law at the National Distance Education University (UNED). She also taught at the Spanish College in Bata.
From 1996 to 2000, Jiménez worked on political relations with America for the PSOE party. From 1997, she advised former Prime Minister Felipe González. He was leading a group called the Socialist International’s Global Progress Commission. Later, she spoke for her political group on foreign affairs.
In 2003, Jiménez was chosen to run for Mayor of Madrid. However, before the election, she took on a new role. She became Spain's Secretary of State for Ibero-America in the Foreign Ministry. In March 2008, she was elected to the Spanish Congress for Madrid. She resigned from this role after only one month.
Serving in the Spanish Government (2009–2011)
On April 7, 2009, the Spanish Prime Minister chose Trinidad Jiménez for an important job. She became the Minister of Health and Social Affairs.
Later, on October 20, 2010, she was appointed as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs. She took over from Miguel Ángel Moratinos. As Foreign Minister, she met with Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang in 2011. She also worked with the U.S. to clean up Palomares. This site in Spain had become radioactive after a U.S. Air Force accident in 1966.
In 2014, Jiménez became the spokeswoman for her political group. She worked in the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Congress of Deputies. She supported a motion that asked the government to recognize a Palestinian state. This action caused some discussion with the Israeli government.
Political Views
In 2010, Jiménez stated that there were no political prisoners in Venezuela. This comment caused some debate among those who disagreed with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez.
In February 2020, Jiménez joined many former European leaders. They signed an open letter published in The Guardian newspaper. The letter criticized a Middle East peace plan. They said it could create an unfair situation for Palestinians.
See also
In Spanish: Trinidad Jiménez para niños
