About Mrs. Dr. Pilar del Castillo Vera

Pilar del Castillo Vera is a Member of the European Parliament from Spain. Minister of Education, Culture and Sport from 2000 to 2004, Dr del Castillo Vera was elected to the Spanish parliament in the 2004 General Election as a representative of Granada Province, but resigned later that year when she was elected to the European Parliament for the first time.

She is a member of the Partido Popular (People's Party), which in turn is a member of the European People's Party.

She is the Coordinator of the EPP group in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of India, and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Dr. del Castillo Vera is also the author of publications on topics such as comparative electoral behaviour, political parties, and political and public behaviour, and was awarded a PhD by the Sociological Research Centre in 1984. In addition she is a member of various national and international political science and sociology associations.

Dr. del Castillo Vera received a Law degree from Universidad de Complutense and later attended Ohio State University on a Fulbright scholarship, graduating with a Master's degree in Political Science. She then obtained a PhD in Law from Universidad de Complutense. Dr del Castillo Vera has also held posts as Associate Professor of constitutional law and Professor of political science.