Ana María Pastor Julián (born 11 November 1957) is a Spanish doctor and politician for the People's Party who served as

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from 19 July 2016 to 20 May 2019. Previously she was

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from 2002 to 2004 and

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from 2011 to 2016. Since 20 May 2019 is the Second Vice President of the Congress of Deputies.

Early life

Ana Pastor Julián was born in Cubillos del Pan, Zamora, she has a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the

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and was an officer of the Senior Public Health and Health Administration.

Career

She has been Head of Health Service Planning of the delegation of provincial council of

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of Minister of Health of the Xunta de Galicia (

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), and primary care manager in the province of Pontevedra and provincial council director of the Galician Health Service, SERGAS (Galician Health Service). She was general director of the General Mutual State Civil Servants ( Muface). In the People's Party XV Congress she was elected executive secretary of Social Policy. She also became the coordinator of Social Participation of the party. She has represented Pontevedra Province in the

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since 2000, becoming second vice president of the Bureau of the Congress of Deputies until 13 December 2011. On 22 December 2011, she was appointed Minister of Public Works and Transport of Spain. On 11 March 2020, during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pastor confirmed via Twitter she had tested positive for

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President of Congress

On 18 July 2016 Pastor was designated by

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as the People's Party candidate for President of Congress, with the support of Citizens. As speaker, she headed the lower house's nine-member executive committee.

Lobbying work

Ana Pastor Julián has been a patroness of Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies (

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Honours

National Honours

*: Dame Grand Cross of the

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Foreign Honours

*: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (28 October 2014) *: Grand Cross of the

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(27 February 2019) *: Grand cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal) (15 April 2018)

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