Ángeles Amador
Ángeles Amador | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 14 July 1993 – 6 May 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Griñán |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Romay Beccaría |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángeles Amador Millán 10 October 1949 |
| Party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Children | Pablo Bustinduy |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
Ángeles Amador Millán (born 10 October 1949) is a Spanish politician and lawyer. She served as Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs from July 1993 to May 1996.[1][2][3] She has a son, Pablo Bustinduy, who went on to become a prominent figure as a Podemos politician.[4]
Early Life and Education
Amador was born in Madrid, Spain. She earned a law degree from Complutense University of Madrid and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Strasbourg and Harvard Law School, specializing in industrial property law.[5]
Career
Legal Career
Amador began her career as a lawyer in 1973. Early on, she faced discrimination in the male-dominated legal profession. In 1982, she was elected to the Madrid Bar Association council.[5]
Government Positions
In September 1986, she was appointed Secretary General Technical of the Ministry of Public Works and Urban Planning. In 1991, she became the Undersecretary of Health, becoming the first woman to hold this role.[6]
As undersecretary, she focused on budgetary control in the health sector. She acknowledged delays and issues within the health system caused by financial constraints.
References
- ^ "Ángeles Amador". El País (in Spanish). 14 July 1993. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Sola ante el peligro". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1996. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Gobierno de la V Legislatura". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ "Pablo Bustinduy, un hijo de la "casta" en el círculo de poder de Pablo Iglesias". ABC (in Spanish). 20 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b País, El (1993-07-14). "Ángeles Amador". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "María de los Ángeles Amador Millán". Gran Enciclopedia España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-20.