This article is about the Spanish jurist. For the Brazilian footballer born Marta Vieira da Silva, see
Marta (footballer).
Marta Silva de Lapuerta (born 15 February 1969)[1] is a Spanish jurist. A member of the
State Lawyers Corps since 1996, she was the
Solicitor General of Spain from 2012 to 2016, the first woman to hold the office. She also served on the boards of
Real Madrid CF and
Sacyr.
Biography
Silva was born in Madrid. Her father
Federico Silva Muñoz (1923–1997) was also a member of the
State Lawyers Corps, and the Minister of Public Works from 1965 to 1970 during the dictatorship of
Francisco Franco. She was the youngest of nine children, including
Rosario Silva de Lapuerta (born 1954), who in 1978 became the first woman member of the State Lawyers Corps,[1] and later served on the
European Court of Justice.[2] On her maternal side, her uncle
Álvaro Lapuerta (1927–2018) was another member of the same body, and the treasurer of the
People's Party (PP) from 1993 to 2008; her grandfather
José María de Lapuerta [
es] (1897–1968) was also a state lawyer.[3]
Silva graduated with a law degree from the
Universidad CEU San Pablo in Madrid.[4] She was admitted to the State Lawyers Corps in 1996.[5] She was on the board of directors at
Real Madrid CF during the first presidency of
Florentino Pérez (2000–2006), serving as secretary general. Also on the board was Luis del Rivero, president of the construction company
Sacyr, who appointed her onto its board.[5]