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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castilla and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
Yaiza Castilla Herrera
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Canary Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 July 2019
Senator in the Cortes Generales
In office
13 January 2016 – 18 July 2019
Personal details
Born5 July 1984 (1984-07-05) (age 40)
San Sebastián de La Gomera
CitizenshipSpain
NationalitySpanish

Yaiza Castilla Herrera (born 5 July 1984 in San Sebastián de La Gomera, Spain) is a Spanish politician and former senator. She served in the Senate of Spain representing La Gomera in the 11th and 12th Legislatures of Spain between 2015 and 2019. She was appointed Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce since 17 July 2019 for Canary Islands by President Ángel Víctor Torres.

Biography and career

Herrera was born in San Sebastián de La Gomera in 1984. She attended the University of La Laguna where she graduated with a master's degree in Urban Law. After her education, she worked as a freelance attorney before joining Garrigues.

In 2015, during the general elections contested for a sit in the Senate through the Gomera Socialist Group. While she was in the senate, she was a member of the Equality Commission.

References

  1. España, Senado de. "Senator Details | CASTILLA HERRERA, YAIZA | Spanish Senate". www.senado.es. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. "Yaiza Castilla insta en el senado a legislar para combatir la pobreza energética | El Tambor.es". www.eltambor.es. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. "Yaiza Castilla manifestó que 'Canarias Importa', que promueve el Consejo Social ULPGC, es un proyecto "ilusionante que abre nuevas vías para desarrollar el turismo que queremos"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. Redaccion (2019-08-09). "Yaiza Castilla culmina la formación de su equipo "formado por perfiles cualificados para trabajar en los retos de la Consejería de Turismo, Industria y Comercio"". Gomeranoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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