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Isabel Celaá

Diplomat · Politician

Isabel Celaá is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Isabel Celaá · Исабель Селаа · Իսաբել Սելա · إيزابيل سيلا · ايسابيل سيلا · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	María Isabel Celaá Diéguez · Селаа, Исабель				[sources]
Weak alias	イザベル・セラア				[sources]
Birth date	1949-05-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Bilbao				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Spain				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Celaá				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q9009373				[sources]
Position	Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See (2022-) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (2019-2019) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (2019-2020) · Minister of Education (2009-2012) · Minister of Education and Vocational Training (2018-2021) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Deusto · University of Valladolid				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-21	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Spanish politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-03

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Person Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Education	2009-05-09	2012-12-14
Member of the Congress of Deputies	-

Data sources

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Wikidata349,391

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