Agustín Díaz De Mera García Consuegra (born 27 September 1947 in

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(

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)) is a Spanish politician who served as a

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with the People's Party, part of the

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, from 2004 until 2019. Díaz de Mera was elected to the Spanish Senate in 1989 and served there from 1996 to 2004 and to the Spanish

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in 1993 representing Avila. In Parliament, De Mera was a member of the

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. On the committee, he served as the Parliament's rapporteur on the reform of

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and visa requirements for non-EU nationals.Reimposing visas: MEPs back emergency brake measures

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, press release of December 15, 2016. He was also a substitute for the

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and a member of the Delegation for relations with Iran.

Education

* Graduate in modern and contemporary history *

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studies

Career

*Director of the 'San Juan Evangelista' school (

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) *Secretary-General of the PP (

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) *Member of the PP National Executive Committee and of the PP Standing Committee in

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*1996-2000: Chairman of the PP in Ávila *Deputy Mayor (Ávila) *1999-2002:

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of Ávila *Chairman of the Committee on

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*2002-2004: Director-General of the

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*Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the

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*Member of the

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Assembly *1997-2001: Chairman of the

Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography *2000-2002: Chairman of the Spanish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the WEU

Decorations

*Grand Cross of the Military Order of Merit with White Distinction *

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of the Order of St Gregory the Great, awarded by the Holy See *Gold medal of the ICPO-Interpol Secretariat-General

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* * 1947 births Living people Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Senate of Spain People's Party (Spain) MEPs MEPs for Spain 2004–2009 MEPs for Spain 2009–2014 MEPs for Spain 2014–2019 People from Ávila, Spain Spanish municipal councillors Mayors of places in Castile and León {{CastileLeón-politician-stub

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