Margarita Mariscal de Gante (born 10 January 1954) is a

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judge and politician, who served as the minister of justice from 1996 to 2000.

Early life

Gante was born in

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on 10 January 1954. She is the daughter of Jaime Mariscal de Ghent, a judge of the Public Order Tribunal created in

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. The brother of this judge, Commissioner Mariscal de Gante, is also known for having invited the torturer Billy el Niño, the alias of Antonio González Pacheco, to celebrate in a police station in Madrid. She has a law degree.

Career

Gante worked as a judge in different cities of Spain before she attained her ministerial appointment. She is a member of the Popular party. She was appointed minister of justice on 6 May 1996, replacing

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in the post. She was in office until 28 April 2000 and

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replaced her as justice minister. She was elected to the congress of deputies in 2000, representing

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, and served there until 2004. During her term she was the first vice-president of the congress.

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