Maria Antonia Armengol facts for kids
María Antonia de Armengol Criado (Valencian: Maria Antònia) was born on September 22, 1950, in Paris, France. She is a Spanish politician who belongs to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). The PSOE is one of the main political parties in Spain.
María Antonia Armengol studied hard and became a lawyer. Lawyers are people who help others with legal matters and understand the law. In 1983, she decided to enter politics, which means she wanted to help govern her country. She was elected as a deputy for the PSOE. A deputy is like a representative who helps make laws. She served in the Cortes Valencianas, which is the regional parliament for the area of Valencia in Spain. She worked there for many years, until 2003.
In 2004, María Antonia Armengol was elected to the Congress of Deputies. This is the main national parliament in Spain, where laws for the whole country are made. She represented the Valencia region. She did not run for election again in 2008. Besides her work in parliament, she was also part of the main committee of the PSOE. She was also a member of Greenpeace, an organization that works to protect the environment.
See also
- In Spanish: María Antonia Armengol para niños
