María Antonia Trujillo

María Antonia Trujillo Rincón (born 18 December 1960)[1] is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.

María Antonia Trujillo

Early life and education

Trujillo was born in Peraleda del Zaucejo, Badajoz.[1][2] She earned a bachelor's and doctor's degree in law from the University of Extremadura, where she has worked as a professor of Constitutional Law.[3]

Career

After being counsellor in Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra's cabinet (Junta de Extremadura) from 1999 to 2004,[4] Trujillo was the Minister of Housing during the first part of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's legislature (2004–2007).[5][6]

In 2019, Trujillo moved to Morocco to head the Spanish Ministry of Education in Rabat. She was removed from this position in May 2022.[7]

Ceuta and Melilla controversy

In September 2022, she was declared “persona non grata” by authorities of the Spanish enclaves of Melilla[8] and Ceuta,[9] barring her from entering the cities, after she supported Morocco's historical claims to the two enclaves, stating that Ceuta and Melilla are "vestiges of the past that interfere in the economic and political independence of this country and in the good relations between the two countries".[10][11]

Personal life

Trujillo is divorced and has a child.[12][13] From 2015 to December 2020, she was romantically involved with a Moroccan man.[14]

References
  1. "Trujillo, víctima de un ministerio que no supo vender". Hoy (in European Spanish). 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. "La ministra María Antonia Trujillo, hija predilecta de Peraleda del Zuacejo, su población natal". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 2004-08-09. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. "Las otras polémicas de la exministra extremeña Trujillo". Hoy (in Spanish). 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. Simon, Jeremias Clemente (2004-03-31). "Una experta en el sector". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. Galindo, Cristina (2005-06-30). "Trujillo incluye minipisos de 30 metros para jóvenes en el nuevo plan de vivienda". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. "La exministra Trujillo, en Tetuán: "Ceuta y Melilla son vestigios del pasado"". El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. "La exministra Trujillo, destituida de la Embajada en Marruecos tras quejas reiteradas por su trabajo". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. "Melilla declara persona non grata a la ex ministra Trujillo por cuestionar su españolidad y la de Ceuta". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  9. "La ex ministra socialista María Antonia Trujillo declarada "persona no grata" en Ceuta". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  10. EFE (2022-09-03). "La exministra María Antonia Trujillo afirma que Ceuta y Melilla son "una afrenta a la integridad marroquí"". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  11. "Trujillo de Larache: la 'causa marroquí' de la ex ministra que cuestiona la españolidad de Ceuta y Melilla". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  12. "María Antonia Trujillo MINISTRA DE VIVIENDA: "El objetivo es fomentar la cultura del alquiler"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 2004-04-28. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  13. "El primer gobierno de Zapatero - Documentos elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  14. "El mensaje de amor de la ex ministra Trujillo a su pareja, el marroquí Nordin Fatah, tras morir de cáncer". El Español (in Spanish). 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2022-09-18.


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