María del Pilar Alegría Continente (pronounced [piˈlaɾ aleˈɣɾi.a]; born 1 November 1977) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician from Zaragoza who has been minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports since 12 July 2021.

Alegría gained a master's degree in primary education and worked with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports in the Government of Aragon.^[1] In 2008 she entered national politics when she was elected to the Spanish national parliament as a deputy for Zaragoza province as the second placed candidate on the PSOE list.^[2]