José García-Margallo y Marfil
Encyclopedia
José Manuel García-Margallo Y Marfil (born on 13 August 1944 in Madrid
) is a Spanish
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
with the People's Party
, part of the European People's Party
and is vice-chair of the European Parliament
's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
.
He is a substitute for the Committee on International Trade
and a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
and subsequently worked as a tax inspector, receiving a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Harvard in 1972.
of the modern era in Spain and formed the government from 1977 to 1982. At the 1977 election, he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies
as member for the single member district of Melilla
and was re-elected in 1979, although he lost his seat at the 1982 election
to the PSOE. After the UCD disbanded in 1983, he joined the Democratic Popular Party
(Partido Demócrata Popular/PDP) and returned to the Congress at the 1986 election
as member for Valencia Province
, retaining his seat until 1994 when he resigned after being elected to the European Parliament.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) is a Spanish
Politics of Spain
The politics of Spain take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Monarch is the Head of State and the President of the Government is the head of government in a multi-party system. Executive power is vested in the government...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A 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,...
with the People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
, part of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
and is vice-chair of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.Since Economic and Monetary Union , the most important function of this Committee has been in relation to the European Central Bank . Although guaranteed independence under the Treaty, the ECB is accountable...
.
He is a substitute for the Committee on International Trade
Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade INTA is a committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*...
and a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
Early life
In 1960, García-Margallo joined the Young Spanish Monarchists. He graduated in law in 1965 from the University of Deusto in BilbaoBilbao
Bilbao ) 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...
and subsequently worked as a tax inspector, receiving a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Harvard in 1972.
Political career
In 1976 he was one of the founder members of the People's Party (Partido Popular), a party unrelated to the current party of the same name. In 1977 that party joined others in forming the Union of the Democratic Centre, a coalition which won the first democratic electionsSpanish general election, 1977
The Spanish general election of 1977 took place on 15 June 1977. It was the first election since the death of Francisco Franco.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in 52 electoral districts...
of the modern era in Spain and formed the government from 1977 to 1982. At the 1977 election, he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies
Spanish Congress of Deputies
The Spanish Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation in constituencies matching the Spanish provinces using the D'Hondt method. Deputies serve four-year terms...
as member for the single member district of Melilla
Melilla (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Melilla is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales...
and was re-elected in 1979, although he lost his seat at the 1982 election
Spanish general election, 1982
General elections were held in Spain on 28 October 1982.PSOE and PSC presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC only standing in Catalonia...
to the PSOE. After the UCD disbanded in 1983, he joined the Democratic Popular Party
Democratic Popular Party (Spain)
The People's Democratic Party was a christian-democratic Spanish political party.It was part of the Democratic Centre Union until 1982, when it entered into alliance with the Popular Alliance , which received the second largest number of votes in 1982 and 1986 elections.In 1989 the party, along...
(Partido Demócrata Popular/PDP) and returned to the Congress at the 1986 election
Spanish general election, 1986
General elections were held in Spain on 23 June 1986. In this election, the Communist Party of Spain merged with other minor left parties to form the coalition Izquierda Unida; in Catalonia they ran as the Catalan Left Union. Similarly, the People's Alliance merged with two other conservative...
as member for Valencia Province
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numbers of deputies elected, as it elects sixteen deputies out of the total...
, retaining his seat until 1994 when he resigned after being elected to the European Parliament.
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...