Wife of Spanish prime minister charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of funds

Begona Gomez accused of using her influence as wife of socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez to secure and manage post at Madrid University

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez with his wife Begona Gomez during a campaign event in 2023. File picture: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has been charged with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings, and misappropriation of funds at the end of a two-year investigation by a judge in Madrid.

Gomez, 55, has been accused of using her influence as the wife of the socialist prime minister to secure and manage a post at Madrid’s Complutense University, and of using public resources and personal connections to further her private interests.