María Isabel Salinas García (born 23 June 1966) is a Spanish politician and

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for the

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, part of the

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. Salinas was born in

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. In addition to her present role, she also sat in the Spanish parliament from 1996 to 2000, representing

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1966 births Living people Members of the 6th Congress of Deputies (Spain) MEPs for Spain 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party MEPs 20th-century Spanish women {{Spain-MEP-stub