Maruja Gorday de Villalobos

Maruja Gorday de Villalobos served as the Minister of Education in Panama and was noted for her tenure, which faced criticism over low execution rates of the educational budget. During her time in office, she dealt with significant challenges in improving the infrastructure and quality of education in the country, which were compounded by budgetary allocations and fund transfers to other governmental departments. Her administration was scrutinized for the management of educational resources, particularly as the country approached critical periods in the academic calendar.