Fátima Báñez

María Fátima Báñez García
Minister of Employment and Social Security
In office
22 December 2011  1 June 2018
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy
Preceded byValeriano Gómez
Succeeded byMagdalena Valerio
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
12 March 2000  21 May 2019
ConstituencyHuelva
Personal details
Born (1967-01-06) 6 January 1967
San Juan del Puerto, Huelva, Spain
Alma materComillas Pontifical University
Harvard Business School

María Fátima Báñez García (born 6 January 1967), better known as Fátima Báñez, is a Spanish politician, economist and jurist. She was Minister of Employment and Social Security from December 2011 until June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government. Since February 2025 is an external member of Iberdrola Energía Internacional, a subsidiary of Iberdrola.