María Antonia Trujillo Rincón (born 18 December 1960) is a

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(PSOE)

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Early life and education

Trujillo was born in

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. She earned a bachelor's and doctor's degree in

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from the

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, where she has worked as a professor of Constitutional Law.

Career

After being counsellor in

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's cabinet (

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) from 1999 to 2004, Trujillo was the Minister of Housing during the first part of

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's legislature (2004–2007). In 2019, Trujillo moved to Morocco to head the Spanish Ministry of Education in

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. She was removed from this position in May 2022.

Ceuta and Melilla controversy

In September 2022, she was declared “persona non grata” by authorities of the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta, 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".

Personal life

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

References

External links

Biografía de María Antonia Trujillo en el sitio web del Ministerio de la Vivienda
1960 births Living people People from Campiña Sur (Badajoz) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Politicians from Extremadura Women government ministers of Spain 21st-century Spanish women politicians Housing ministers of Spain {{Extremadura-politician-stub