María Muñiz de Urquiza is Spanish member of the European Parliament.
She was born on 5 August 1962, in Gijón.
Muñiz de Urquiza is a graduate and doctorate (PhD) in political science and sociology.
She also holds a postgraduate in European Community studies from the Diplomatic School, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
She has been a lecturer in international public law at the Charles III University of Madrid from 1989-1994.
In 1999, she was appointed Communications Secretary for PSOE-Europe, a post she held for a year.
She has also worked as policy adviser to the Socialist Group in the European Parliament from 2004-2009.
Her expertise was in external affairs and civil liberties.
She was also an adviser for the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.