Carme Chacón
| Carme Chacón | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office April 14, 2008 – December 22, 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Morenés |
| Minister of Housing | |
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In office July 9, 2007 – April 11, 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | María Antonia Trujillo |
| Succeeded by | Beatriz Corredor |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Carme Chacón Piqueras March 13, 1971 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain |
| Died | April 9, 2017 (aged 46) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | PSOE (PSC) |
| Spouse(s) | Miguel Barroso (2007–2016) |
| Alma mater |
University of Barcelona University of Kingston York University Laval University |
| Occupation |
Lawyer Professor |
Carme María Chacón Piqueras (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkarmə tʃəˈkom piˈkeɾəs]; March 13, 1971 – April 9, 2017) was a Spanish politician who was Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Chacón was born in Esplugues de Llobregat in Catalonia, in the region of Baix Llobregat. She held a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Barcelona, and she conducted her postgraduate study at Osgoode Hall Law School, Kingston University and Laval University. She worked as a lecturer of Constitutional Law at the University of Girona between 1994 and 2004.
Chacón was a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) and Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She was first elected as a PSOE member of parliament for Barcelona in the 2000 election, the vice-president of the Spanish Congress of Deputies (Lower House) in José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's legislature and she was later named minister of Housing after María Antonia Trujillo before becoming Minister of Defence in April 2008.
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