Ángela Abós Ballarín

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is Abós and the second or maternal family name is Ballarín.
Ángela Abós Ballarín
Minister of Science, Technology and University, Aragon
In office
2006–2007
PresidentMarcelino Iglesias
Minister of Education and Culture, Aragon
In office
1994–1995
PresidentJosé Marco
Member of the Cortes of Aragon for Huesca
In office
1991–1999
Member of the Jaca City Council
In office
1991–1994
Personal details
Born(1934-10-01)1 October 1934
PSOE (since 1983)
Other political
affiliations		PSA (1976–1983)
Children7
Alma materUniversity of Salamanca

Ángela Abós Ballarín (1 October 1934 – 16 July 2022) was a Spanish writer and politician from Aragon. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Ballarín served in the Cortes of Aragon from 1991 until 1999.

Early life and education

Ballarín was born on 1 October 1934 in the town of

philologists.[2][3]

From 1962 to 1983, Ballarín was a professor at the Institute of Language and Literature in Jaca, Aragon.[4]

Political career

Ballarín became involved with politics in 1976, when she was one of the founders of the Socialist Party of Aragon, a short-lived minor party that was founded in her house.[2] In 1982, Ballarín became a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[5]

In 1983, Ballarín was appointed the provincial director of the Huesca Ministry of Education, a position she would hold until 1986. From 1987 until 1989, Ballarín was a deputy director in the Aragon Ministry of Education and Culture.[6]

From 1991 until 1994, Ballarín served as a member of the Jaca City Council. In the

president of Aragon, Marco nominated Ballarín to be his successor. Though Marco gave a well-received speech in the Cortes to support her, Ballarín was ultimately defeated in the leadership contest by Santiago Lanzuela.[4][8]

From 1995 until 1999, Ballarín was the PSOE spokesman for the Education Commission. In 1999, Ballarín was appointed to the Social Council of the University of Zaragoza. She held this role until 2006, when she was appointed Regional Minister of Science, Technology and University by Marcelino Iglesias, the president of Aragon.[9] Ballarín would serve as minister until 2007, when she became president of the Economic and Social Council of Aragon.[4]

In 2007, Ballarín was indicted by the Superior Court of Justice of Aragon [es] following allegations of workplace harassment. The complainant was a secretary at the Social Council of the University of Zaragoza who was unlawfully fired in 1995 and was legally reinstated to her position in 2005. However, the secretary alleged that after she was reinstated, Ballarín used her position to marginalize and attempt to force out the secretary. A judge dismissed the charges against Ballarín after determining that she likely had no sway over the secretary's marginalization.[10][11]

Personal life and death

Ballarín was one of the founders of the Aragonese Association of Writers, and she received several awards for her writing. In 1995, Ballarín was awarded the Centenary Medal by the International Olympic Committee, and she served as a member of UNESCO-Aragon. In 2006, Ballarín received the Golden Sabine Award, and in 2020, the Aragonese Association of Writers awarded her the Magnet Award.[12][13]

Ballarín had seven children. She died on 16 July 2022.[1] Following her death, Javier Lambán, the president of Aragon, described Ballarín as "educated, humanist and generous" and a "feminist without fuss",[1] while Regional Minister of Culture Pilar Alegría stated that she was "a progressive and feminist woman who paved the way for many others. [She was a] defender of education as a fundamental pillar of the State".[6]

References

  1. ^
    Europa Press
    . 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Castro, Antón (27 November 2020). "Ángela Abós: I believe in the social and pedagogical function of literature". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ángela Abós Ballarín". Aragonese Association of Writers (in Spanish). 22 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Clemente, Eloy Fernández (1 October 2014). "In the 80 years of Ángela Abós". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Ángela Abós receives the first prize for Jaquesa Woman". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b Grasa, Ricardo (16 July 2022). "Ángela Abós, former Minister of Education and Culture, dies at the age of 87". Diario del AltoAragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ "The Aragonese politician and former regional government minister Ángela Abós dies". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Politician and writer Ángela Abós dies". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. Europa Press
    . 8 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ "The TSJA accuses the counselor Ángela Abós of 'mobbing'". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 16 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ^ "The TSJA files a complaint against the counselor Ángela Abós". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 24 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Ángela Abós will receive the Magnet Award". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ Toquero, Alejandro (27 November 2020). "Magnet Award for Ángela Abós, a late writer". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ángela_Abós_Ballarín&oldid=1133248231"