Ana Botella Serrano (born 23 July 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as the Mayor of Madrid from the end of 2011 until 2015 and the Spouse of the Prime Minister when her husband José María Aznar.
After graduating, she passed a public examination to the Corps of Civil Administrators of the State,[3] Botella joined the People's Alliance in 1978.
During her terms, she served as deputy mayor to Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón and oversaw the Departments of Social Services (2003-2007) and Environment (2007-2011).
[6] She was criticized for failure to tackle Madrid's air pollution which frequently exceeded permitted levels while she was responsible for the city's environment.
[8] In September 2013, Botella garnered national attention following embarrassing and nonsensical comments made in broken English during Madrid's push to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, which derailed what was otherwise a highly respected bid and turned her into a popular meme.