Elena de la Cruz

Elena de la Cruz Martín was the Minister of the Public Works of Castilla-La Mancha from July 2015 until her death on April 4, 2017.

She lived her youth in the Madrid neighborhood of Linear City with her parents and her siblings Marga and Julio.

[3] In May 2015, after the electoral victory of Emiliano Garcia-Page, De la Cruz joined the government of Castilla-La Mancha as Minister of Public Works.

At times she was at odds with Isabel Tejerina, Spain's Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment.

[10] Furthermore, financial cuts and funding were some of De la Cruz’s greatest points of disappointment with the national government, as she saw that her community required much work that would never be done due to the lack of investments.

De la Cruz passed due to a grave hematologic illness and when she went to the hospital doctors diagnosed her with leukemia.