Elena Salgado

Elena Salgado
First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
In office 11 July 2011 – 21 December 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Succeeded by	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
In office 7 April 2009 – 11 July 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Pedro Solbes
Succeeded by	Manuel Chaves
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 7 April 2009 – 21 December 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Pedro Solbes
Succeeded by	Luis de Guindos (As Minister of Economy and Competitiveness) Cristóbal Montoro (As Minister of Finance and Public Administrations)
Minister for Public Administration
In office 9 July 2007 – 7 April 2009
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Jordi Sevilla
Succeeded by	Manuel Chaves (As Minister of Territorial Policy)
Minister of Health
In office 18 April 2004 – 9 July 2007
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Ana Pastor
Succeeded by	Bernat Soria
Personal details
Born	Elena Salgado Méndez (1949-05-12) 12 May 1949 (age 75) Ourense, Spain
Political party	Socialist Workers' Party
Alma mater	Technical University of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid
Profession	Industrial Engineer, Economist

Elena Salgado Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlena salˈɣaðo ˈmendeθ]) (born 12 May 1949 in Ourense) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and held several ministerial portfolios during her political career.