Pilar del Castillo

Pilar del Castillo
Pilar del Castillo in 2014
Member of the European Parliament for Spain
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2004
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
In office 27 April 2000 – 17 April 2004
Prime Minister	José María Aznar
Preceded by	Mariano Rajoy
Succeeded by	María Jesús San Segundo
Director of the Centre for Sociological Research
In office 24 May 1996 – 27 April 2000
Prime Minister	José María Aznar
Preceded by	Joaquín Arango Vila-Belda
Succeeded by	Ricardo Montoro
Personal details
Born	Pilar del Castillo Vera (1952-07-31) 31 July 1952 (age 71) Nador, Spanish protectorate in Morocco
Political party	People's Party
Other political affiliations	OCE-BR (1970–1974)
Spouse	Guillermo Gortázar
Children	2
Alma mater	Technical University of Madrid Ohio State University Complutense University of Madrid

Pilar del Castillo Vera (pronounced [piˈlaɾ ðel kasˈtiʎo]; born 31 July 1952) is a Spanish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2004. She previously served as Minister for Education, Culture and Sport in the government of Prime Minister José María Aznar from 2000 to 2004.