Far from calm reaching La Moncloa, last Saturday, July 10, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced the changes in his Executive. Sánchez announced that the structure of the Government would be maintained, but the vice-presidencies were reduced to three, with Nadia Calviño being the first vice-president, Yolanda Díaz, the second vice-president, and Teresa Ribera the third vice-president; all three retain their respective current powers. One of the novelties has been the change in the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. Just six months after the approval of the so-called “Celaá Law”, the one that gave her the name leaves the Executive and Pilar Alegría takes her place, ready to continue with the advancement of the new educational norm.
A teacher to lead the new Education Law. The one who was the Government delegate in Aragon has extensive experience in municipal and regional politics and is willing to work “with the educational community for inclusive, equitable and top-quality vocational training and education”, as stated in her official Twitter account. Born in Zaragoza, she has a degree in Teaching, specializing in Primary Education from the University of Zaragoza and has a master’s degree in Advanced Studies in Social Education from the Complutense University.
Alegría was a deputy for Zaragoza in the Congress of Deputies between 2008 and 2012. After the elections to the Cortes de Aragón in 2015, she was appointed Minister of Innovation, Research and University of the new executive until 2019. In the four years as director she improved the close relationship with the universities and reached a financing agreement, achieved a tuition discount, the recovery of R+D+i programs, the extension of broadband in the territory and a Pact for Science.
He also fought for the San Jorge University of Zaragoza (private) to monopolize degrees taught in public institutions and defended on several occasions the spirit of collaboration between public and private universities.
She worked as a training technician at the FIA (Federation of Industry and Allied) of UGT-Aragón and as Secretary of Administration of the union where she stood out for her noble management. She was appointed organizational secretary of the PSOE-Aragón in 2014, supported by the regional leader of the PSOE, Javier Lambán. Despite being dismissed as Secretary of Organization of the party in the region, the head of the Executive reinforced his institutional presence in Aragon by appointing Pilar Alegría as Government delegate in said autonomy in February 2020.
His entry into the Council of Ministers also hides another implicit message by positioning the new Minister of Education as the clear favorite to succeed Lambán as Secretary General of the PSOE of Aragón.
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