Beatriz Corredor Sierra (born 1 July 1968) is a Spanish

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and

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. From April 2008 to October 2010 she served as Spain's Minister of Housing. She served as member of the

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from May 2019 to January 2020. She chaired the Pablo Iglesias Foundation, a non-profit organization named after the

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(PSOE) founder

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. Since February 2020, she is president of Spain's

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operator,

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(REE).

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1968 births 21st-century Spanish women politicians Autonomous University of Madrid alumni Living people Madrid city councillors (2007–2011) Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Politicians from Madrid Housing ministers of Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Women government ministers of Spain Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) {{spain-politician-stub