Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez announces the new candidate for health minister

January 26th, local time, Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez announced the candidate to replace Salvador Illia, who was outgoing Minister of Health.

Previously, Carolina Dalias, who was the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Functions of Spain, served as the Minister of Health of Spain, and the leader of the Socialist Party of Catalonia Director Mikel Ekta will take over as Minister of State for Territorial Policy and Public Functions.

Sanchez said that the two new cabinet ministers were very familiar with the areas they were about to be responsible for.

The new health minister Carolina had been co-in charge of the management of the COVID-19 epidemic in Spain with Ilia.