Margarita Robles Fernández

Born in León in 1957.

Academic background

• Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona

Political and professional career

• Minister for Defence (July 2018-present)
• Member of Parliament for Madrid (August 2023-present)
• Member of Parliament for Ávila (2019-February 2020)
• Member for Madrid in the Lower House of Parliament (2016-2018). President of the Justice Committee (2016-2017)
• Spokesperson of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Lower House of Parliament (2017-2018)
• President of the Justice Committee of the Lower House of Parliament (2016-2017)
• Magistrate of the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court (2004-2016)
• Member of the General Council of the Judiciary (2008-2013)
• Magistrate of the Contentious Chamber of the Supreme Court (2004)
• Magistrate of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the National High Court (1996-2004).
• Secretary of State for Home Affairs at the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs (1994-1996)
• Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice (1993-1994)
• President of the Provincial Court of Barcelona (1991-1993)
• Judge and magistrate in Balaguer, San Feliu de Llobregat and Bilbao (1981-1993).

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