Guillermo Fernández Vara

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

The Most Excellent Guillermo Fernández Vara
President of the Autonomous Government of Extremadura
In office 5 July 2015 – 14 July 2023
Monarch	Felipe VI
Preceded by	José Antonio Monago
Succeeded by	María Guardiola
In office 29 June 2007 – 7 July 2011
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
Succeeded by	José Antonio Monago
Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of Extremadura
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 July 2008
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
Councillor of Health and Consumption of the Autonomous Government of Extremadura
In office 21 July 1999 – 29 June 2007
President	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	María Jesús Mejuto Carril
Councillor of Social Welfare of the Autonomous Government of Extremadura
In office 12 January 1996 – 21 July 1999
President	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
Preceded by	Maria Emilia Manzano Pereira
Succeeded by	Ana Garrido Chamorro
Member of the Assembly of Extremadura
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 June 2003
Constituency	Badajoz
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2023
Constituency	Assembly of Extremadura
Personal details
Born	(1958-10-06) 6 October 1958 Olivenza, Extremadura, Spain
Political party	PSOE
Alma mater	University of Córdoba

Guillermo Fernández Vara (born 6 October 1958) is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party who was the President of the Autonomous Government of Extremadura between 2015 and 2023. He previously served as the President of Extremadura from 2007 to 2011. Fernández had also previously served as Minister for Health (1995 to 1996) and Social Security (1996 to 1999) in Extremaduran autonomous governments.

He studied medicine at the University of Córdoba.