Luisa Fernanda Rudi Úbeda (born 14 December 1950 in Seville) is a Spanish politician currently serving as Senator from Teruel in Aragón since 2015. She served as the 175th president of the Congress of Deputies, being the first woman to hold the position in Spanish history. From 2011 to 2015 she served as president of the Government of Aragon.[1]

Luisa Fernanda Rudi Úbeda
175th President of the Congress of Deputies
In office
5 April 2000 – 8 April 2004
Preceded byFederico Trillo
Succeeded byManuel Marín
President of the Government of Aragon
In office
13 July 2011 – 3 July 2015
MonarchFelipe VI
Preceded byMarcelino Iglesias
Succeeded byJavier Lambán
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
5 April 2000 – 2 July 2004
ConstituencyZaragoza
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 2004 – 31 March 2008
ConstituencySpain
Mayor of Zaragoza
In office
17 June 1995 – 8 April 2000
Preceded byAntonio González Triviño
Succeeded byJosé Atarés
Senator of Spain
Assumed office
28 July 2015
ConstituencyCortes of Aragon (2015–2023)
Zaragoza (since 2023)
Personal details
Born (1950-12-13) 13 December 1950 (age 73)
Seville, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party (since 1989)
Other political
affiliations
People's Alliance (until 1989)

Rudi was born in Seville. In the Spanish parliament she represented Zaragoza from 1986–1996 and from 2000 to 2004. She was a substitute for Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.

She was a member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Between July 2011 and July 2015 she was President of the Government of Aragon. She became a is member of the Senate of Spain in 2015.

References

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  1. ^ "Rudi: "Trabajaré para que Aragón dé un salto adelante"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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Political offices
Preceded by President of the Congress of Deputies
2000–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Government of Aragon
2011–2015
Succeeded by