María del Pilar Alegría Continente (pronounced [piˈlaɾ aleˈɣɾi.a]; born 1 November 1977) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician from Zaragoza who has been minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports since 12 July 2021.
Pilar Alegría | |
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Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports | |
Assumed office 12 July 2021 | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
Preceded by | Isabel Celaá |
Spokesperson of the Government | |
Assumed office 21 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
Preceded by | Isabel Rodríguez García |
Delegate of the Government of Spain in Aragon | |
In office 12 February 2020 – 11 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
Preceded by | Carmen Sánchez Pérez |
Succeeded by | Rosa Serrano Sierra |
Councillor of Innovation, High Research and Universities of Aragón | |
In office 5 July 2015 – 7 August 2019 | |
President | Javier Lambán |
Preceded by | Dolores Serrat |
Succeeded by | Maru Díaz |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 17 August 2023 – 1 December 2023 | |
Constituency | Zaragoza |
In office 1 Abril 2008 – 18 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Zaragoza |
Member of the Cortes of Aragon | |
In office 18 June 2015 – 20 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Zaragoza |
Personal details | |
Born | La Zaida, Zaragoza, Spain | 1 November 1977
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Alegría gained a master's degree in primary education and worked with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports in the Government of Aragon.[1] In 2008 she entered national politics when she was elected to the Spanish national parliament as a deputy for Zaragoza province as the second placed candidate on the PSOE list.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biography at Spanish Congress site
- ^ PSOE candidate list Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine