his PhD taught at UAM and was rector of the university from 2002 to 2008) Trinidad Jiménez, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Law Cristobal Montoro, Former Minister of Finance, Economics 1973 (Also obtained his PhD and Taught at UAM) Rosalinda López Hernández, Mexican Senator, Master in Economic, Financial and Accounting Auditing Dolores Delgado, former Minister of Justice, Law Irene Montero, Minister of Equality, Psychology Media Lorena Berdún, TV host and actress, Psychology Pepe Viyuela, Actor and clown, Philosophy Carlos Bardem, Actor and writer, History Macarena García, Actress, Psychology Literature Marcos Giralt Torrente, Philosophy Belén Gopegui, Law Rocío Orsi , Philosophy Alfonso Vallejo, Medicine Business Borja Prado, Chairman of Endesa, Law Science Jeannine Davis-Kimball (1929–2017), American archaeologist Cristina Nevado (1977 – now), Organometallic chemist Beatriz Rico, Neuroscientist Noted faculty and researchers Severo Ochoa, Medicine Nobel laureate Margarita Salas, molecular biologist and member of the Royal Spanish Academy Francisco Tomás y Valiente, chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Spain (1986–1992), murdered by ETA Pedro Cruz Villalón, chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Spain (1998–2001) Enrique Tierno Galván, Mayor of Madrid (1986–1989) Antonio Remiro Brotóns, international lawyer and academic Aurelio Menéndez Menéndez, former Minister of Education and Science. Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Nicolas Cabrera, physicist María Ángeles Durán (born 1942), sociologist and economist Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former UNESCO director general José Ignacio Wert, minister of Education, Culture and Sport Diego García-Borreguero, Director of the Sleep Research Institute in Madrid, Spain Antonio M. Echavarren, chemist who has contributed to recent advances in gold and palladium chemistry. Gabriella Morreale de Escobar, chemist and pioneering thyroid researcher List of rectors Luis Sánchez Agesta (1970–1972) Julio Rodríguez Martínez (1972–1973) Gratiniano Nieto Gallo (1973–1978) Pedro Martínez Montávez (1978–1982) Julio González Campos (1982–1984) Josefina Gómez Mendoza (1984–1985) Cayetano López Martínez (1985–1994) Raúl Villar Lázaro (1994–2002) Ángel Gabilondo Pujol (2002–2009) José María Sanz Martínez (2009–2017) Rafael Garesse Alarcon (2017–2021) Amaya Mendikoetxea (2021–present) Gallery See also List of universities in Spain List of forestry universities and colleges References External links Official site Official history Universities in the Community of Madrid Educational institutions established in 1968 Universities in Madrid 1968 establishments in Spain Universities and colleges in Spain