Council of Ministers. In March 2006, the first vice president went on an African tour with the state secretary for cooperation, Leire Pajín, visiting Kenya and Mozambique, in whose capital, Maputo, they celebrated International Women's Day and closed the forum "Spain-Africa: Women for a better world". For the 2008 elections, Fernández de la Vega headed the list for the PSOE in Valencia. She left all the political offices in October 2010. President of the Council of State After leaving the first political line, on July 3, 2018, prime minister Pedro Sánchez chose her to chair over the Council of State, the supreme consultative council of the Spanish government. She assumed the office on July 5, 2018, becoming the first woman to chair the Council. Other activities Judges for Democracy (Jueces para la Democracia), Member Graduate School for Global and International Studies, University of Salamanca, Member of the Advisory Board In addition, Fernández de la Vega has written many papers, including La reforma de la jurisdicción laboral and Derechos humanos y Consejo de Europa. Recognition On 7 October 2006 Fernández de la Vega received the Tomás y Valiente Award in Fuenlabrada, Madrid. On 6 November 2010 Fernández de la Vega was granted with the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. See also Council of Ministers of Spain (8th Legislature) References External links Website of the Ministry of Presidency of Spain 1949 births Living people People from Valencia Complutense University of Madrid alumni Politicians from the Valencian Community Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Members of the 6th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 8th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Government ministers of Spain Women government ministers of Spain Deputy Prime Ministers of Spain Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class 21st-century Spanish women politicians Members of the General Council of the Judiciary Secretaries of State of Spain 20th-century Spanish women