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Iban García del Blanco
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencySpain
Personal details
Born8 February 1977 (1977-02-08) (age 47)
León, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party
Alma materUniversity of León

Iban García del Blanco (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβaŋ gaɾˈθi.a]; born 1977) is a Spanish politician, who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Born on 8 February 1977 in León,[2] García del Blanco earned a licentiate degree in Law from the University of León.[3]

Political career[edit]

Career in local politics[edit]

García del Blanco served as León municipal councillor, provincial deputy in León and Senator.[4] He was appointed to the post of chairman of Acción Cultural Española [es] in 2018.[4]

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present[edit]

García del Blanco stood as candidate for the 2019 European election in Spain, included sixth in the PSOE list.[5] Elected as member of the European Parliament, he joined the Committee on Legal Affairs.

In addition to his committee assignments, García del Blanco is part of the Spinelli Group[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital.[7]

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