Iban García del Blanco

Iban García del Blanco (born 1977) is a Spanish politician and chess player who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is del Blanco.

Iban García del Blanco
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencySpain
Personal details
Born8 February 1977 (1977-02-08) (age 46)
León, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party
Alma materUniversity of León

Early life and education

Born on 8 February 1977 in León,[2] García del Blanco earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of León.[3]

Political career

Career in local politics

García del Blanco served as León municipal councillor, provincial deputy in León and Senator.[4] He was appointed to the post of chairman of Acción Cultural Española in 2018.[4]

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

García del Blanco stood as candidate for the 2019 European election in Spain, included sixth in the PSOE list.[5] Elected as member of the European Parliament, he joined the Committee on Legal Affairs.

In addition to his committee assignments, García del Blanco is part of the Spinelli Group[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital.[7]

References
  1. "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Ibán García del Blanco". www.europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Beatriz Navas Valdés, nueva directora general del ICAA". El Cultural. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. EFE. "Ibán García del Blanco, nuevo presidente de Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. Junta Electoral Central: "Resolución de 29 de abril de 2019, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, de proclamación de candidaturas a las elecciones de diputados al Parlamento Europeo convocadas por Real Decreto 206/2019, de 1 de abril, a celebrar el 26 de mayo de 2019" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (103): 46867–46920. 30 April 2019. ISSN 0212-033X.
  6. Board & Members Spinelli Group.
  7. Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.


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