Rita Bosaho

Bosaho was born on 21 May 1965 in Santa Isabel (Malabo),^[3][4] in the province of Fernando Poo, Spanish Guinea. Bosaho is the niece of Enrique Gori Molubela [es], a bubi member of the Francoist Cortes, representing the then Spanish colony of Fernando Poo, as well as president of the Fernando Poo's provincial deputation.^[5][6]

Bosaho moved to Spain at the age of 4, living with military foster families in Cádiz and Cartagena before moving to Alicante.^[7]

She holds a degree in history from the University of Alicante.^[8] She worked as a nurse for 23 years in Alicante's general hospital.^[9] She earned a Master in Identities and Integration in Contemporary Europe and is preparing a PhD dissertation on the impact of European colonization in Africa.^[6] She has also undertaken activist work in the field of human rights, focusing, in particular, on reducing violence against women.

A member of Podemos, Bosaho stood as a candidate in the May 2015 Valencian regional elections,^[7] failing to win a seat. In November 2015, Bosaho was selected as the lead candidate on the party list to the Congress of Deputies in Alicante for the December 2015 general election,^[10] a decision which was disputed by opponents within the local branch.^[8] As she earned a seat, she became Spain's first-ever black member of the Lower House.^[9][11] She renovated her seat at the 2016 general election.

In January 2020, following the formation of the Sánchez II Government, Bosaho was appointed as Director-General for Equality of Treatment and Ethnic-racial Diversity of the Ministry of Equality led by Irene Montero.^[12] She assumed the post on 31 January.^[13] In 2023, PM Sánchez changed the whole Ministry of Equality team.^[14]