Iratxe García
Iratxe García Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
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In office 29 March 2000 – 20 January 2004 | |
Constituency | Valladolid |
Member of the Laguna de Duero City Council | |
In office 23 June 1995 – 29 March 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Iratxe García Pérez 7 October 1974 Barakaldo, Spain |
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Education | University of Valladolid |
Website | Official website |
Iratxe García Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈɾatʃe ɣaɾˈθi.a]; born 7 October 1974) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She has served as Member of the European Parliament since 2004, and has served as the Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats parliamentary group since 2019.[1]
Biography
Early life
Born on 7 October 1974 in Barakaldo, Biscay, she obtained a diplomature in Social Work at the University of Valladolid in 1995.[2] A resident of Laguna de Duero, she served as municipal councillor of Laguna de Duero and as member of the Valladolid Provincial Deputation from 1995 to 2000.[3]
Member of the Spanish Parliament, 2000–2004
García became a member of the
Member of the European Parliament, 2004–present
In her first parliamentary term between 2004 and 2009, García served on the
She also serves on the
In July 2014, García was elected chairwoman of the
References
- ^ "Our president". Socialists & Democrats. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Neila, Esther (4 May 2019). "Eurocandidatos de la tierra". Diario de Valladolid.
- ^ "La vallisoletana Iratxe García (PSOE) afronta su tercera legislatura europea". La Vanguardia. 25 May 2014.
- ^ Biography at Spanish Congress site
- ^ Members Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
- ^ Members Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
- ^ Nicholas Hirst (2 September 2014), García to lead Spanish socialist MEPs European Voice.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume (June 18, 2019), Socialists choose Spain's Iratxe García as group leader Politico Europe.
- ^ "European Parliament decision on Daphne murder debate expected". Times of Malta. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Iratxe García Pérez at Wikimedia Commons