Francisco José Millán Mon
Encyclopedia
Francisco José Millán Mon (born on 8 March 1955 in Pontevedra
)
is a Spanish
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
with the People's Party
, part of the European People's Party
and sits on the European Parliament
's Committee on Foreign Affairs
.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Development
and a member of the
Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)
Pontevedra
Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city...
)
is a Spanish
Politics of Spain
The politics of Spain take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Monarch is the Head of State and the President of the Government is the head of government in a multi-party system. Executive power is vested in the government...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
with the People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
, part of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
and sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...
.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Development
Committee on Development
The Committee on Development is a standing committee of the European Parliament responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union, notably talks with developing countries; aid to developing countries; and promotion of democratic...
and a member of the
Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
Education
- 1977: GraduateAcademic degreeAn academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
(Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
) - 1979: DiplomaDiplomaA diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
in International StudiesInternational relationsInternational relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
(School of Diplomacy, Madrid) - 1980: Start of diplomatic career
Career
- 1980-1982: Directorate-general of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1982-1984: International legal adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1984-1987: First Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in BonnBonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
- 1987-1991: Cabinet of the Secretary-General for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1991-1993: Director of the cabinet of the Secretary-General for Relations with the European Communities
- 1993-1996: First consul at the Spanish Embassy in RabatRabatRabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
- 1996-1998: Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary-General for Foreign Policy and the European Union
- 1998-2000: Director-General for Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2000-2003: Adviser to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Spanish Government
- Holder of several Spanish and foreign decorations
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Spain was the election of Members of the European Parliament representing Spain constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election...