Josu Ortuondo Larrea
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Josu Ortuondo Larrea is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
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is a Spanish
Politics of Spain
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politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
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with the Partido Nacionalista Vasco,
Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
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and sits on
the European Parliament
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's Committee on Transport and Tourism
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.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Fisheries
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and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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. He is also a member of the
Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
Education
- 1975: GraduateGraduate schoolA graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
in businessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
studies - M.A
- 1982: in businessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
administration
Career
- 1969–1987: Banking executive
- 1993–1999: President of Bilbogás
- 2000 1993–1999: President of Bilbao Ria
- 1995–1999: Member of the executive committee and board of directors of Caja de Ahorros (bank)
- 1991–1999: President of the Bilbao International Fair
- 1979–1981: Member of the EAJ-PNV Regional Executive Committee
- 1983–1987: Member of the National Executive Committee, responsible for administration and finances
- 1991–1999: Mayor and Chairman of the Municipal Council of Bilbao
- 1995–1999: President of the Council of BasqueBasque Country (autonomous community)The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
Municipalities - 1987–1991: Director-General of the Public BasqueBasque peopleThe Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
Radio and Television Corporation (EITB) - 1994–1999: Member of the executive committee of the Council of European Municipalities and RegionsCouncil of European Municipalities and RegionsThe Council of European Municipalities and Regions is the largest organisation of local and regional governments in Europe. Its members are national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from 39 countries...
- 1995–1999: Member of the executive committee of 'Eurocities'
- 1998–1999: President of 'Eurocities'
- since 1999: Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Spain was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Spain constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election...