Sara Aagesen to replace Teresa Ribera as Spain's energy minister

November 22, 2024 3:44 AM EST

FILE PHOTO: Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Teresa Ribera addresses parliament on deadly floods in eastern Spain in Madrid, Spain, November 20, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's secretary of state for energy, Sara Aagesen, will replace Teresa Ribera as energy and environment minister, a government source said on Friday, confirming reports in La Vanguardia and El Pais newspapers.

Ribera has been appointed vice-president of the European Commission. The EU assembly still has to formally approve all 26 commissioners, which is expected to happen next week.

Aagesen, secretary of state since 2020, is a 48-year-old trained chemical engineer, specialising in environment.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Emma Pinedo)



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