Ana Botella Gómez (born 12 February 1958) is a Spanish politician of the Socialist Party serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies representing Valencia. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the 11th Secretary of State for Security of the Government of Spain.
Ana Botella Gómez | |
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.jpg) Ana Botella in 2019 | |
| 11th Secretary of State for Security | |
| In office 19 June 2018 – 18 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Nieto Ballesteros |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Pérez Ruiz |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Valencia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana María Botella Gómez 12 February 1958 Valencia, Spain |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Valencia |
Biography
editBotella was born in the Valencia in 1958. She has a degree in Geography and History by the University of Valencia, being one of the best of the promotion and awarded with the Extraordinary Degree Award. She also has a Diploma in Foreign Trade from the UNED (1984), a Master in Public Management from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (1995 - 1997), and a Diploma as University Specialist in International Security and Conflicts, from the Gutiérrez Mellado-UNED University Institute (2014).[1]
As a civil servant, she has develop her career in the Regional Administration of Valencia. There, she served as Director-General of the Valencian Tourist Institute within the Regional Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and as Chief of the Area of Promotion of Innovation and Competitiveness of the current Valencian Institute for Business Competitiveness.[2]
Between 2007 and 2010 she served as Councillor of the City Council of Valencia with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. In 2010, prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appointed her as Central Government' Delegate in the Valencian Community replacing Ricardo Peralta Ortega[3] until 2012.
She made the leap to national politics in 2016, when she was elected MP by the Province of Valencia in the 2015 general election. She was re-elected in the 2016 and 2019 general elections. In June 2018, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska appointed her as Secretary of State for Security, the second highest position within the Interior Ministry.[4] She left the office on January 18, 2020, and she was replaced by the Minister's chief of staff, Rafael Pérez Ruiz.
Awards
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Cross of Merit of the Civil Guard (2014)
References
edit- ^ www.psoe.es https://www.psoe.es/transparencia/transparencia-cargos/ficha/anamaria-botella-gomez.ivNF-HyQTYDsBI4XaWGIAA/. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Ana María Botella Gómez". transparencia.gob.es. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ Valencia, M. C. S. /. "Peralta confirma que su destitución como delegado del Gobierno será el día 24 - ABC.es". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ Águeda, Pedro (14 June 2018). "La socialista Ana Botella Gómez será la nueva secretaria de Estado de Seguridad". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-11.