Ayuso dismisses the Minister of Education in full conflict with the universities | Madrid News

The president dispenses with Emilio Viciana and puts Mercedes Zarzalejoo in his place

Ayuso dismisses the Minister of Education in full conflict with the universities | Madrid News
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, during the recognition ceremony for the public Art centers of the Community of Madrid, at the Real Casa de Correos, on February 16, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). Carlos Luján (Europa Press)
Juan Diego Quesada

This Monday, Isabel Díaz Ayuso dismissed her Minister of Education in the midst of a conflict with Madrid’s public universities. This is the first time that the president of Madrid dispenses with a position of this level in this new legislature, in which she has an absolute majority. In this way, Ayuso remodels the person in charge of a portfolio, Emilio Vician, who has not been able to reach an agreement with the rectors on the financing of the centers. Her place will be taken by Mercedes Zarzalejo, a deputy in the Madrid Assembly, as Ayuso’s team officially reported a few minutes ago.

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