Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo (born 20 October 1965 in Santurce,

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) is a

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of the People's Party (PP) who served as a

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from 2004 until 2019.

Education

He first studied

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s and then became a qualified

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teacher.

Member of the European Parliament

Iturgaiz served as vice-chairman of the

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(PETI) and of the delegation for relations with the countries of

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from 2009. He was chairman of the delegation for relations with the

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countries and the

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(including

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) from 27 February 2008 until 13 July 2009. From 16 September 2009, Iturgaiz was a substitute member of the delegation for relations with the countries of

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and the

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(Association of Southeast Asian Nations). From 2010, he was as substitute member of the

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. Iturgaiz failed to secure his re-election in the 2014 European elections. However, when his party colleague

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was nominated as European Commissioner in late 2014, Iturgaiz took his seat in the European Parliament. He has since been a member of the

. In September 2018, Iturgaiz voted against the European Union triggering article 7 procedure against Hungary, due to the country's government posing a “systematic threat” to democracy and the rule of law.

Political mandates

Local mandates

* 2020- : Member of the

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* 1994–2004: Member of the

* 1991–1993: Member of the Biscay Provincial Council * 1991–1995: Member of

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Mandates inside the PP

* 1993–1996: Secretary-General of the PP in the Basque Country * 1996–2004: Chairman of the PP in the Basque Country

European mandates

* 2004-2009: Member of the European Parliament, European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats * Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament, European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

References

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* * 1965 births Living people People's Party (Spain) MEPs MEPs for Spain 2004–2009 MEPs for Spain 2009–2014 MEPs for Spain 2014–2019 People from Santurtzi Members of the 12th Basque Parliament Members of the 5th Basque Parliament Members of the 6th Basque Parliament Members of the 7th Basque Parliament Leaders of political parties in Spain Municipal councillors in the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{BasqueCountry-politician-stub