Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Spain Parties

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1930-42 Chairperson of the Communist Party of Vizcaya Dolores Ibarruin Gomez
1942-60 Secretary General 
1960--67 Leader of the PCE in USSR
1967-89 Honorary Chairperson of PCE
Vice-President of Cortes 1937-39, in exile in USSR 1939-74. When she returned to Spain she was elected to the Parliament and was Preident-by-Age (1977-79) She lived (1895-1989).

1977-79 President of Unión Democratia de Catalunya Concepció Ferrer i Casales
1984-86 President of UDC
1987- Vice President of European Union of Christian Democrats
1994- Group-Vice President of the European People's Party in the European Parliament

1979-? President of Falange Epañola de las JONS Carmen Franco y Polo, II Duquesa de Franco

1981- President of Partido Feminista Lidia Falcon O'Neill

1986 President of Democratic Conservative Union Isabel Isabel Tocino Biscarolasaga
1991/92-? Vice President of Partido Popular

1988-96 Secretary General Popular Coalition Group in the Cortes Loyola de Palacio del Valle-Lersundi
1988-96 Vice-Group Chairman of Partido Popular's
Minister 1996-99 and EU-Commissoner from 1999

1993-? Spokesperson of Izquerda Unida (United Left) Rosa Aguilar Bendale

1996-2004 Secretary General of PSOE in the Congreso de los Deputados María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz
Minister of State of Justice of State of Justice 1994-96 and from 2004 1. Vice-President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson.

1999- Chairman of Eusko Alkartasuna (Basque Solidarity) Begoña Errazti

2008- Spokesperson of the Partido Popular in Congress Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría

Last update 06.04.08