Ana Pastor (politician)

This article is about the politician. For the journalist, see Ana Pastor (journalist).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pastor and the second or maternal family name is Julián.

The Most Excellent Ana Pastor MP
President of the Congress of Deputies
In office 19 July 2016 – 20 May 2019
Monarch	Felipe VI
Vice President	José Ignacio Prendes Micaela Navarro Rosa María Romero María Gloria Elizo
Preceded by	Patxi López
Succeeded by	Meritxell Batet
Second Vice President of the Congress of Deputies
In office 3 December 2019 – 17 August 2023
President	Meritxell Batet
Preceded by	Alfonso Rodríguez Gómez de Celis
Succeeded by	José Antonio Bermúdez de Castro
In office 1 April 2008 – 13 December 2011
President	José Bono
Preceded by	Jordi Vilajoana
Succeeded by	Jaime Javier Barrero
Minister of Development
In office 22 December 2011 – 19 July 2016
Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy
Preceded by	José Blanco López
Succeeded by	Íñigo de la Serna
Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality
In office 10 July 2002 – 18 April 2004
Prime Minister	José María Aznar
Preceded by	Celia Villalobos
Succeeded by	Elena Salgado
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 1996
Constituency	Pontevedra
Personal details
Born	(1957-11-11) 11 November 1957 Cubillos, Spain
Political party	PP
Spouse	José Benito Suárez Costa
Alma mater	University of Salamanca

Ana María Pastor Julián (born 11 November 1957) is a Spanish doctor and politician for the People's Party who served as President of the Congress of Deputies from 19 July 2016 to 20 May 2019. Previously she was Minister of Health from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of Public Works 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 University of Salamanca 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 Pontevedra of Minister of Health of the Xunta de Galicia (Galician Government), 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 Spanish Congress of Deputies 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 SARS-CoV-2.

President of Congress

On 18 July 2016 Pastor was designated by Mariano Rajoy 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 (FAES).

Honours

National Honours

• Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Foreign Honours

• Chile: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (28 October 2014)
• Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (27 February 2019)
• Portugal: Grand cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal) (15 April 2018)