[1] Born on 7 October 1974 in Barakaldo, Biscay, she obtained a diplomature in Social Work at the University of Valladolid in 1995.

She also serves on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula.

[6] In July 2014, García was elected chairwoman of the European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM).

In September 2014, PSOE chairman Pedro Sánchez appointed her as head of the party's delegation of MEPs in the S&D Group, replacing Elena Valenciano.

[7] Following the 2019 European Parliament election, the S&D Group chose García as new leader, a day after incumbent Udo Bullmann withdrew his candidacy.