Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández (; born 7 January 1958, in
Madrid
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) is a Spanish politician for the
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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(PSOE). Married with two children, she earned a master's degree in economic theory from the
University of Minnesota
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and served as economic and employment spokesperson for the PSOE.
Role in national politics
In 2008, Rodríguez-Piñero was selected as second placed candidate on the PSOE list for
Valencia province
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and was consequently elected to the Spanish national parliament.
On 16 April 2009 Rodríguez-Piñero was named State Secretary for Infrastructure and Planning by the
Minister of Public Works
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José Blanco López
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in the government of
Prime Minister
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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. She subsequently resigned her parliamentary seat. In her capacity as State Secretary, she served as ex-officio member of the board of the Sociedad Estatal de Infraestructuras del Transporte Terrestre (SEIIT).
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present
Rodríguez-Piñero has been a
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
Spinelli Group
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Spinelli Group
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