Yaiza Castilla Herrera

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Yaiza Castilla Herrera
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Canary Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 July 2019
Senator in the Cortes Generales
In office 13 January 2016 – 18 July 2019
Personal details
Born	5 July 1984 (1984-07-05) (age 40) San Sebastián de La Gomera
Citizenship	Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Yaiza Castilla Herrera (born 5 July 1984 in San Sebastián de La Gomera, Spain) is a Spanish politician and former senator.^[1] She served in the Senate of Spain representing La Gomera in the 11th and 12th Legislatures of Spain between 2015 and 2019.^[2] She was appointed Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce since 17 July 2019 for Canary Islands by President Ángel Víctor Torres.^[3]

Herrera was born in San Sebastián de La Gomera in 1984. She attended the University of La Laguna where she graduated with a master's degree in Urban Law. After her education, she worked as a freelance attorney before joining Garrigues.

In 2015, during the general elections contested for a sit in the Senate through the Gomera Socialist Group. While she was in the senate, she was a member of the Equality Commission.^[4]