Ignacio Blanco Urizar (born 17 May 1971) is a Spanish politician, lawyer and economist. He has been a member of the

General Junta of the Principality of Asturias The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias (in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Junta General del Principado de Asturias'', in Asturian Language, Asturian: ''Xunta Xeneral del Principáu d'Asturies'') is the parliament of Asturias, an autonomou ...

since 2019 for the Vox party.

Biography

Blanco is a native of

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality by population in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coa ...

and grew up in the Natahoyo district of the city. He studied business management at the

University of Oviedo The University of Oviedo (, Asturian: ''Universidá d'Uviéu'') is a public university in Asturias (Spain). It is the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres. History Th ...

before completing postgraduate studies at the

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers Bachelor's degree, bachelor's and ...

and a law conversion at the National Distance Education University (UNED). After graduating, he worked as the managing partner for a law firm in Asturias focusing on

solvency Solvency, in finance or business, is the degree to which the current assets of an individual or entity exceed the current liabilities of that individual or entity. Solvency can also be described as the ability of a corporation to meet its long- ...

matters and is a member of the Gijón Bar Association. He also authored a book ''The Expert and the Economic Test.'' Blanco was a member and secretary of the Spanish liberal think-tank ''The Friday Club'' at university before joining the nationalist Vox at its inception in 2013. In 2019, he was elected as a member of the

and subsequently became the leader of Vox in Asturias in 2020. Politically, he supports lowering taxes on rural areas to fight against depopulation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Ignacio 1971 births Living people Vox (political party) politicians University of Oviedo alumni University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni Politicians from Gijón