Leire Pajín
Leire Pajín | |
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Pajín in 2017 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Minister of Health and Social Policy and Equality | |
| In office 2010–2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Trinidad Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Ana Mato |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1976 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Education | University of Alicante |
Leire Pajín Iraola (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlejɾe paˈxin]; San Sebastián, September 16, 1976) is a Spanish sociologist and politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
From 2010 to 2011, Pajín held the position of Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality in the government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She served as Deputy Secretary General of the PSPV between April and July 2012.