Born on September 5, 1982, in Madrid, Benjumea graduated in law and international relations at Universidad Comillas (ICADE).

Benjumea spent her first year of professional career in Washington DC, where she worked at the World Bank implementing transparency and accountability programs for local governments in Latin America.

In 2019, Benjumea became part of the cabinet of President Pablo Casado as deputy head.

Since July 2019, Benjumea has been MEP after having been included as a candidate in number 10 of the PP list for the elections in the European Parliament of May 2019 in Spain.

[5] Benjumea is co-founder of the Red Floridablanca, a liberal-conservative think-tank from which she published numerous articles in the Spanish press.