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Carme Chacón

Politician

Carme Chacón is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Carme Chacón · Carme Chacón Piqueras · Карме Чакон · Կարմե Չակոն · כרמה צ'אקון · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Carme Chacon · Carme Chacon Piqueras · Carme Chacón Piqueras · Carme Chacón i Piqueras · Carme Maria Chacón Piqueras · 11 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1971-03-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Esplugues de Llobregat				[sources]
Death date	2017-04-09				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Spain				[sources]
Country	Spain				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Carme				[sources]
Last name	Chacón · Chacón Piqueras				[sources]
Political association	Socialists' Party of Catalonia				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q138416				[sources]
Position	Congreso de los Diputados (member, 2011-2013) · Congreso de los Diputados (member, 2016-2016) · Defence Minister of Spain (2008-2011) · Esplugues de Llobregat city councillor (1999-2007) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (2000-2004) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Autonomous University of Barcelona · Laval University · University of Barcelona · University of Manchester · York University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Spanish Defense Minister (1971–2017)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Miguel Barroso Politician	spouse	2007-12-14	2016

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Congreso de los Diputados	-	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators40,653

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions526,353

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,608

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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