Teresa Ribera RodrÃguez is a Spanish jurist, adjunct professor, and politician who has served as the Minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain since 2018, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez coming into power following the successful no-confidence motion against Mariano Rajoy. In 2020, she was appointed Fourth Deputy Prime Minister and in 2021 she was promoted to Third Deputy Prime Minister.
The centre-right Spanish People's Party has sought to blame Ribera for poor emergency management, who in turn blamed Regional..