José Miñones

José Manuel Miñones Conde is a Spanish politician and academic who served as the Minister of Health from March to November 2023. Prior to his ministerial appointment, he held the position of Government Delegate in the Galicia region from 2021 to 2023. A pharmacist by training, he earned his doctorate from the University of Santiago de Compostela, where he also served as a professor of Physical Chemistry. His political career began at the local level, serving as a councillor in Ames starting in 2007 and later as the mayor of the municipality from 2015 to 2021.