Trianera, from Seville, doctor by profession and now first vice president of the Government. María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance, is, as of this Friday, December 29, the right hand of the President of the Government, replacing Nadia Calviño, who is leaving the Executive to preside over the European Investment Bank (EIB). Beyond the public figure, we look at María Jesús and discover a doctor, 57 years old, separated and mother of two daughters.
Montero thus rises from the fourth vice presidency to the first in this movement of Government chips. The Sevillian, a surgeon by profession, studied at the University of Seville with a degree in Medicine and Surgery. She is separated from Rafael Ibáñez, a CCOO union member and member of Izquierda Unida in Andalusia.. She and him have two daughters in common, of whom she has only learned that they study at the University of Seville. Among his hobbies, cycling and opera. Above all, Puccini. Also, the music of Sting, the former leader of The Police.
He began his political career within the ranks of the Communist Party, although at the same time he did not leave aside his Christian devotion and continued participating in different activities of the group. Catholic Action. Within this organization, she was closely linked to the parish priest Manuel Mafrolletwho during the 60s was against the Franco regime, as she herself recalled in an interview with the magazine The Deer back in 1998.
He has a deep and seasoned political career within the ranks of the PSOE. Thus, she was Minister of Health during the socialist mandates of Manuel Chaves, José Antonio Griñán y Susana Diaz. With the latter, according to what was published, he did not have a good relationship and did not mince words when it came to confronting her.
The one from Triana managed to gain the trust of the President of the Government, who appointed her Minister of Finance and spokesperson for this Coalition Government. In fact, Montero was one of the key pieces for the pact between PSOE and Podemos to bear fruit.