Irene Montero

Irene Montero
Irene Montero in 2023
Minister of Equality
In office 13 January 2020 – 21 November 2023
Prime Minister	Pedro Sánchez
Preceded by	Carmen Calvo (Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality)
Succeeded by	Ana Redondo García
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 13 January 2016 – 17 August 2023
Constituency	Madrid
Personal details
Born	Irene María Montero Gil (1988-02-13) 13 February 1988 (age 36) Madrid, Spain
Political party	Podemos (2014–present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Youth Union of Spain (2004–?)
Domestic partner	Pablo Iglesias Turrión (2016–present)
Children	3
Alma mater	Autonomous University of Madrid
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Irene María Montero Gil (born 13 February 1988) is a Spanish politician and psychologist, member of the Podemos party. She most recently served as the Minister of Equality of Spain from 13 January 2020 to 20 November 2023. She is the partner of Pablo Iglesias, one of the founders and former leader of her party.

From January 2016 to August 2023, Montero has also been an MP for Madrid in the Congress of Deputies, and from February 2017 to January 2020 she was the Spokesperson for the Parliamentary Group Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común in Congress.