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Pilar Llop
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| Minister of Justice First Notary of the Kingdom |
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| In office 12 July 2021 – 21 November 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos Campo |
| Succeeded by | Félix Bolaños |
| 61st President of the Senate | |
| In office 3 December 2019 – 8 July 2021 |
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| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Vice President | Cristina Narbona Pío García-Escudero |
| Preceded by | Manuel Cruz Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Ander Gil |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 July 2019 – 8 July 2021 |
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| Constituency | Assembly of Madrid |
| Government Delegate for Gender Violence | |
| In office 24 July 2018 – 13 April 2019 |
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| Preceded by | María José Ordóñez |
| Succeeded by | Rebeca Palomo |
| Member of the Assembly of Madrid | |
| In office 11 June 2019 – 12 July 2021 |
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| In office 9 June 2015 – 13 July 2018 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1973 Madrid, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Occupation | Judge, politician, consultant |
María Pilar Llop Cuenca (born 3 August 1973) is a Spanish judge and politician. She served as the Minister of Justice of Spain from 2021 to 2023. This important role also made her the ex officio First Notary of the Kingdom. Before that, she was the 61st President of the Senate of Spain. She has also been a Spanish Senator and a member of the Assembly of Madrid. From 2018 to 2019, she worked as the Government Delegate for Gender Violence.
Early Life and Education
Pilar Llop was born in Madrid, Spain, on 3 August 1973. She came from a humble family. Her father worked as a taxi driver, and her mother was a hairdresser.
She studied law at the Complutense University of Madrid. Later, she earned a master's degree in judicial translation. She completed this degree at the University of Alicante.
Career as a Judge and Politician
Pilar Llop started her career in the legal system in 1999. By 2004, she became a magistrate, which is a type of judge.
In 2015, Llop joined the Spanish Socialist Worker's Party (PSOE). She ran in the 2015 Madrilenian regional election. She won a seat and became a member of the regional parliament, the Assembly of Madrid.
In July 2018, she left her role in the Assembly of Madrid. This was because she was chosen for a new position. The government, led by Pedro Sánchez, appointed her. She became the new Government Delegate for Gender Violence. She officially started this job on 24 July 2018.
As Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop worked on important legal changes. She focused on making laws simpler and more effective. Her work helped Spain meet conditions for receiving funds from the European Union. These funds were for recovery and development.
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