The former Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Fátima Báñez, is one of the deceased in the Toledo train accident that took place this Thursday near the town of Urda, in Toledo, according to various media outlets.
The collision between the Iryo and Renfe trains has left 68 dead and 77 injured so far, 15 of them in critical condition.
Báñez was traveling on the Iryo train on her way to Seville to attend an event of the Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations (CEOE).
The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, reported just over an hour ago that they had no news of the former minister and that she was missing.
Born in Huelva on January 6, 1967, and a graduate in Law and in Economic and Business Sciences from Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE), she was a member of Congress for the province of Huelva in several legislatures between 2000 and 2019. During her parliamentary career, she held roles such as spokesperson for Budgets and coordinator of the Economic Area of the Popular Group.
Furthermore, she was Minister of Employment and Social Security between 2011 and 2018) during the presidency of Mariano Rajoy. Likewise, in 2016 she temporarily took over the management of the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality following the resignation of Alfonso Alonso.
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