José Pin Arboledas
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José Pin Arboledas is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
1944) is a Spanish
Spain
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economist
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and politician
Politician
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After gaining a degree in economics from the University of Valencia, he became involved in politics, helping to found the People's Party . That party, not to be confused with the current grouping of the same name, joined with other parties to form the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in 1977. As a UCD member, at the 1977 General Election
Spanish 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...
, he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia Province
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
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and was re-elected in the subsequent election in 1979
Spanish general election, 1979
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In the UCD he was appointed provincial secretary in the Valencia region and was associated with a group known as "the young turks" who proposed a direction for the party called the "third way
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." In August 1982, together with 12 other MPs from the UCD, he quit the party to form the Democratic Popular Party
Democratic Popular Party (Spain)
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(PDP). He did not stand at the 1982 General Election. In 1989, the PDP, together with other parties, formed the People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
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(PP). As a PP member Pin was elected to the Madrid Assembly
Madrid Assembly
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at the 1993 elections. Two years later, he was elected to Madrid city council. As of 2010, he is a Professor at the Business school IESE
IESE
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Pin is the brother of Margarita Pin
Margarita Pin
Margarita Pin Arboledas is a Spanish politician who belongs to the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ....
, who has also represented Valencia Province in the Spanish Congress for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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