20/01/2012

Pilar Farjas, Secretary General for Health, takes over the presidency of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, a position held by Roberto Sabrido up to 14 January.

Ms. Farjas holds a degree in Medicine and Major Surgery from the University of Zaragoza, a degree in Sociology from the University of Distance Education (UNED), a degree in Advanced Studies from the University of A Coruña, and Masters degree in Biostatistics.

Ms. Farjas worked as a company doctor and national health doctor in the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, was responsible for the National Hemotherapy Plan, a foreign health doctor, head of department and general deputy director of Protection, and Director of Public Health for the Galicia Regional Government. She was executive director of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety of the Ministry of Health, head of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Fisheries for the Galicia Regional Government, department head of Health Products for the Ministry of Health for the Galician Regional Government and a councillor in the A Coruña City Council. Until her appointment as Secretary General for Health in the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality on 30 December 2011, Ms. Farjas was the Minister of Health for the Galicia Regional Government.

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