Carme Chacón
Carme María Chacón Piqueras (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkarmə tʃəˈkom piˈkeɾəs]; 13 March 1971 – 9 April 2017) was a Spanish Socialist politician.
Carme Chacón | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 14 April 2008 – 22 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Morenés |
| Minister of Housing | |
| In office 9 July 2007 – 11 April 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | María Antonia Trujillo |
| Succeeded by | Beatriz Corredor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carme Chacón Piqueras 13 March 1971 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain |
| Died | 9 April 2017 (aged 46) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | PSOE (PSC) |
| Spouse(s) | Miguel Barroso (2007-2016) |
| Children | Miquel |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Occupation | Lawyer Professor |
Chacón was Minister of Defense from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.[1] She also served as Minister of Housing from 2007 through 2008.
With the landslide defeat of Zapatero in the November 2011 selections, Chacón resigned the Defense Minister's post to Pedro Morenés in December 2011.
She filed to be Spanish Socialist Workers' Party General Secretary. On 4 February 2012 she lost to Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 487 to 465 votes [2] in the 38th congress of the party.
Chacón died on April 9, 2017 in Madrid from a rare form of heart disease, aged 46.
References
change- ↑ Victoria Burnett (May 21, 2008), Spain’s Defense Minister Becomes a Mother New York Times.
- ↑ "POLÍTICA . Comunitat : Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba gana a Carme Chacón por 22 votos de diferencia : El periódico de aquí". Elperiodicodeaqui.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
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