yolanda díaz pérez (born 6 may 1971) is a spanish politician and lawyer specialised in labour law, serving as second deputy prime minister since 2021 and minister of labour and social economy of the government of spain since 2020. a member of the congress of deputies since 2016, she has previously been a former ferrol municipal councillor (2003–2012) and member of the parliament of galicia (2012–2016). she was the national coordinator of esquerda unida (eu) from 2005 to 2017.