Adrián Vázquez Lázara

Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Madrid, 1982) is a Spanish politician, MEP for Citizens (Ciudadanos), the Spanish political delegation part of Renew Europe (third biggest political group at the European Parliament).[1]

Adrián Vázquez Lázara
Born (1982-05-05) May 5, 1982
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationMEP at Citizens delegation of Renew Europe
Years activeFebruary 1st, 2020
EmployerEuropean Parliament
Political partyCitizens

Early life and education

Born on May 5, 1982 in Madrid,[1] his family roots are in the Galician town of Lalín in northwest Spain (province of Pontevedra). After starting Law studies at the Complutense University of Madrid,[2] Vázquez spent a year in Japan, where he earned a diploma in Japanese Language and Culture Studies from the International Studies Institute in Tokyo.[3] He also has an MA in International Relations from the University of Warwick (United Kingdom) and a Degree in International Relations from Lindenwood University (Missouri, United States),[4] thanks to a sports scholarship.[5]

Professional career

Since 2015, Vázquez has coordinated Citizens’ international and European activity, as well as the international agenda of the Ciudadanos’ former president, Albert Rivera.[6] Also, together with Luis Garicano, he steered the negotiations that led to the party joining the European liberal family of ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and, subsequently, to the formation of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, a coalition made of all the European liberal parties with the French centrist party La République En Marche!, founded by Emmanuel Macron.[7] He also coordinated Citizens’ 2019 European Parliament elections campaign [8]

A specialist in international affairs and public administration, between 2015 and 2020, before being elected to his present position, he was chief of staff of the Citizens delegation to the European Parliament. The now MEP had already gained first-hand experience of this institution a year earlier, when he was head of office of the then MEP for UPyD (Union, Progress and Democracy) and Vice President of ALDE, Fernando Maura.[7]

Previously, he worked for various organizations such as the OSCE, specifically for the Secretariat in Vienna and the Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina; NATO, as a researcher for the Political Committee and the Science and Technology Committee; and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. He has also worked as an advisor to former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ana Palacio,[7] and as a Public Affairs consultant.

Political career

In 2019 he was designated no. 8 on the list of Citizens candidates for the European Parliament elections on 26 May. As a result of the distribution of seats following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union,[9] Vázquez took up his seat as an MEP on 1 February 2020.[10]

On 17 February 2020 he was elected Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs.[11] He is also a member of the European Parliament’s Conference of Committee Chairs and the Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China, and a substitute member of the Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Delegation for Relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo[1]

References

  1. "Home | Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  2. Lalín (2019-04-17). "Un 'Míster Europe' dezano en el corazón del continente". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  3. "Adrián Vázquez Lázara".
  4. Lázara, Adrián Vázquez. "Adrián Vázquez Lázara". Vozpópuli (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  5. "Adrian Vazquez - Men's Soccer". Lindenwood University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  6. Belmonte, Jorge (2020-02-18). "Adrián Vázquez Lázara: la cara más europeísta de Ciudadanos". cuv3. El digital de la FCOM de Villanueva C.U. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  7. "Cs incluye en las europeas a 'Míster Europe', el fontanero que abre puertas en Bruselas". El Independiente (in Spanish). 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  8. Vigo (2019-05-19). "El acento gallego de Cs en la UE". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  9. "Redistribution of seats in the European Parliament after Brexit | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  10. "La Eurocámara anuncia 27 nuevos eurodiputados tras el Brexit, cinco españoles". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  11. "Un eurodiputado de Cs presidirá la comisión de la Eurocámara en la que se discutirá el suplicatorio de Puigdemont". abc (in Spanish). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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