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Spanish politician
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Celaa
and the second or maternal family name is
Dieguez
.
Maria Isabel Celaa Dieguez
(born 23 May 1949) is a Spanish
politician
. In June 2018, she was appointed
Minister of Education and Vocational Training
and
Spokesperson
of the
Government of Spain
. Since 2022, she serves as Ambassador to the Holy See.
Biography
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Politics in the Basque Country
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She started in politics in 1987 as head of the cabinet of the
Regional minister of Education, Universities and Research
Jose Ramon Recalde. After the brief interregnum of the coalition government PNV-EA-EE of 1991, she was vice-minister of Education, Universities and Research with
Fernando Buesa
as Basque counselor until the end of the legislature (1995).
[1]
In the following legislature she abandoned the educational responsibilities, being director of the cabinet of the Counselor of Justice, Economy, Labor and Social Security,
Ramon Jauregui
. Between 1998 and 2009 and 2012 and 2016, she has been a member of the
Basque Parliament
for
Province of Vizcaya
.
[2]
As a parliamentarian, she was responsible for the educational issues of her group. Between 2008 and 2009 she was the first vice president of the Basque Parliament. From 2009 to 2012 she held the position of Counselor of Education, Universities and Research in the government of
Patxi Lopez
,
[3]
[2]
[n. 1]
She is particularly interested in the improvement of the Basque educational system and technology, and advocates scientific research.
[4]
[5]
She was head of list of the PSE-EE to the
Senate
by the circumscription of Vizcaya in the general elections of
2015
[6]
and
2016
[7]
but she was not elected.
She is a member of the executive committee of the
Socialist Party of the Basque Country?Basque Country Left
(PSOE) party.
Minister of Education and Vocational Training
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On 7 June 2018,
Pedro Sanchez
after being sworn new
Spanish Prime Minister
, following the
motion of censure
that the
PSOE
presented against the previous government of
Mariano Rajoy
(
PP
) and that was approved by the
Congress of Deputies
on 1 June 2018, appointed her as Minister in new
Spanish government
.
[8]
Felipe VI
sanctioned by
royal decree
of June her appointment as holder of the portfolio of
Minister of Education and Vocational Training
and
Spokesperson of the Government
[9]
[10]
On 7 June she took office as Minister and Spokeswoman before the King at
Palace of Zarzuela
.
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[12]
Appointed as Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, she presented her
diplomatic credentials
to Pontiff
Francis
on 18 March 2022.
[13]
Notes
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Celaa, who does not have Basque surnames, was abused in May 2010 at the Bermeo School Festival, being met with cries of "dirty foreigner go home" (
Maketa
gogoan zaitez etxera
) (Castells, 2014; cfr.
Molina & Quiroga 2019
, p. 107)
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