The daughter of teachers, Montero has a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Seville and master's degree in management from the EADA business school. She worked as a Hospital Administrator, holding various positions of responsibility throughout her career, mainly linked to the specialization of health management. Montero chaired the Committee on Marginalization of the Andalusia Youth Council between 1986 and 1988, and later, general secretary of the same until 1990.
Political career
Montero served as a socialist deputy in the Parliament of Andalusia by the electoral constituency of Seville.
Minister in Andalusian Government
Between September 2002 and April 2004 Montero held the position of Deputy Minister of Health of the Junta de Andalucía, after which she was appointed head of the Regional Ministry of Health, a responsibility she held until May 2012, the date from which she assumed the Health portfolio and Social Welfare. During her tenure at the head of the Ministry of Health, new health rights have been regulated, such as the second medical opinion, access to preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic counseling or dignified death. In partnership with other institutions and the business sector, biomedical research has also been promoted, through a network of centers such as the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, Center for genomics and oncology research or the Research Center for Innovative Medicines. From 9 September 2013 to 6 June 2018, Montero served as Minister of Finance and Public Administration of the Junta de Andalucía. At the head of this department, developed and approved five budgets without an absolute majority in Parliament, one with Izquierda Unida and four with Citizens. Andalusia is currently one of the few communities that complies with the rules of budgetary stability and financial sustainability, in addition to becoming the common system community that previously pays its suppliers. Likewise, during these years important regulatory advances have been promoted in the Finance area, such as the decree of payment terms guarantees, with which the Junta de Andalucía self-imposed to reduce the maximum payment time in sectors to only 20 days. priority areas such as health, education and social services.
