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Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (born 18 November 1975) is a Spanish lawyer and politician of the
Socialists' Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (, PSC–PSOE) is a social democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping, led by Josep Pallach i Carolà, the Socia ...
who has been serving as Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of the
Government of Spain The government of Spain () is the central government which leads the executive branch and the General State Administration of the Kingdom of Spain. The Government consists of the Prime Minister and the Ministers; the prime minister has the ...
since July 2021, in the cabinet presided by
Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since July 2017, having p ...
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Political career

Sánchez Jiménez previously served as mayor of
Gavà Gavà () is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It borders the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels. Gavà has a beach and two population centers: the ci ...
since 2014. In 2022, Sánchez Jiménez led negotiations with Spain’s transport associations that resulted in a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing the walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages. In response, Spanish truck drivers announced in March 2022 they would continue their strike "indefinitely."Inti Landauro and Susana Vera (25 March 2022)
Spanish truckers to continue strike after rejecting new government aid package
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1975 births Government ministers of Spain Living people Socialists' Party of Catalonia politicians 21st-century Catalan people Public works ministers of Spain Women government ministers of Spain Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 15th Congress of Deputies (Spain) 21st-century Spanish women politicians {{Spain-stub