Celia Villalobos

Celia Villalobos Talero (born 18 April 1949) is a Spanish former People's Party (PP) politician and Health Minister.

She left office when she joined José María Aznar's cabinet as the minister of food and health from 2000 to 2002.

Her role at this ministry was controversial, mainly due to a speech she gave during the concern over mad cow disease.

However, during her period in office, the government delegated all public health responsibilities to the autonomous communities.

She voted in favour of same-sex marriage in 2005, for which she was economically penalised by the PP, and she left the Spanish Congress during a vote on legal abortion extension cases, which the PP opposed.