Edelmira Barreira
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Edelmira Barreira | |
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| Government Commissioner for the Demographic Challenge | |
| In office 28 January 2017 – 23 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Isaura Leal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edelmira Barreira Diz 1978 Verín, Galicia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| Occupation | Politician |
Edelmira Barreira Diz is a Spanish politician born in 1978 in Verín.[1][2][3][4] She has served as the 1st Government Commissioner for the Demographic Challenge from 2017 to 2018 and previously as Senator for the Province of Ourense from 2015 to 2017.
Biography[edit]
Edelmira Barreira was born in 1978 in Verín. She obtained a license in Political Science and Administration at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
In late 2015, she was elected senator for the Province of Ourense and re-elected in the 2016 general election. Barreira left her position as senator in January 2017 when the Spanish government led by PM Mariano Rajoy appointed her as Government Commissioner for the Demographic Challenge (Spanish: Comisionada para el Reto Demográfico) to boost the nation's declining population.[5][6][7][8] Barreira left the office in June 2018 and was replaced by Isaura Leal Fernández.
See also[edit]
- (in Spanish) Ana Belén Vázquez Blanco
- (in Galician) María Nava Castro Domínguez
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Carta abierta a Edelmira Barreira
- ^ (in Spanish) Edelmira Barreira: De asesora del PP en la Xunta a cobrar como un subsecretario de Estado, todo a dedo
- ^ "The Spanish government has appointed a 'minister of sex'". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Bishop, Rachel (17 February 2017). "Spain appoints SEX TSAR to encourage couples to have more nookie to boost country's 'catastrophically' low birth rate". Daily Mirror.
- ^ (in Spanish) 100.000 euros de sueldo para un cargo con una tarea fantasma: La Comisionada para el Reto Demográfico
- ^ (in Spanish) “Pendón de procesión, ¿de quién eres y para qué vienes?” Así reciben en Ourense a una candidata impuesta por Soraya
- ^ "Spain appointed a special commissioner to convince citizens to have more babies". Quartz (publication). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Spain appoints a Minister of Sex whose Primary Duty is to Help Battle the Decline in Population". BellaNaija. 3 March 2017.
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