Soraya Sáez de Santamaría
Soraya Sáez de Santamaría is a Spanish politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy from 2011 to 2018. A member of the People's Party (PP), she played a significant role in the Spanish government's response to the Catalan independence movement. Recently, she was mentioned in the context of a scandal involving former police commissioner José Manuel Villarejo, who revealed plans to undermine Catalan independence leaders through disinformation tactics.
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Soraya Sáez de Santamaría was the Deputy Prime Minister of Spain during Rajoy's government.
“El del Opus me ha encargado un reportaje de los puticlubs del suegro de Pedro Sánchez” | España
Spain· 2025-09-01
Soraya Sáez de Santamaría represented Mariano Rajoy in a debate in 2015.
El Gobierno aprueba que haya al menos un debate en la televisión pública durante la campaña electoral | EspañaSpain· 2025-07-08
Soraya Sáez de Santamaría is mentioned as the vice president who did not want phone taps on independentist leaders.
Villarejo a la jefa del PP catalán: “Esta guerra que vamos a hacer es para que estos tipos [independentistas] no saquen mayoría absoluta” | EspañaSpain· 2025-06-11
