Early life and education
GarcÃa Tejerina has a Master's from University of California, Davis in Agricultural Economy, a Bachelor's in Law from the University of Valladolid and a degree in agricultural engineering from the Technical University of Madrid.Political career
GarcÃa Tejerina served as General Secretary of Agriculture and Feeding of Spain for two periods: from April 2000 to April 2004 and from February 2012 to April 2014. She was Spain's Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment from 28 April 2014 until 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government. Her re-appointment caused some criticism by Spanish environmentalists.Other activities
* Iberdrola, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021)References
1968 births Agriculture ministers of Spain Politicians from Castile and León Living people Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) People from Valladolid People's Party (Spain) politicians Polytechnic University of Madrid alumni Environment ministers of Spain University of California, Davis alumni University of Valladolid alumni Women government ministers of Spain Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) {{Spain-politician-stub