María Elvira Rodríguez Herrer (

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, 15 May 1949) is a Spanish economist and politician. She was the president of the

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, a financial regulator, between 2012 and 2016. Previously, as a member of the Partido Popular, she served in the

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and as minister of Environment in the second Aznar cabinet, as well as president of the

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in the 8th term of the regional parliament. Rodríguez has held several other positions including: * Director General of Budgets (1996-2000) * Secretary of State for Budgets and Expenditure (2000-2003) * Minister of the Environment (2003-2004) * Deputy for Murcia in the Congress of Deputies (2004-2006) * Minister of Transport of the Community of Madrid (2006-2007) * President of the Assembly of Madrid (2007-2011) * Senator designated by the Assembly of Madrid (2011) * Member of the Congress of Deputies (2011-2012) * President of the CNMV (since 2012)

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