Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European ParliamentMemberSpainPartido Socialista Obrero Español
Born on
23 September 1969, Castro Urdiales
Chair
D-MXDelegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member
CPDEConference of Delegation Chairs
DEVECommittee on Development
DLATDelegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute
AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
D-AFDelegation for relations with Afghanistan
Curriculum vitae
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Degree in law.
Advanced diploma in international public law and international relations.
Postgraduate specialisation in international development cooperation, Faculty of Economics, University of the Basque Country.
Master's in public administration, IESE Business School, Madrid.
Executive Director, Fundación Españoles en el Mundo (foundation for Spanish communities worldwide), 2007-2009.
Head of Office, Federal Organisational Secretariat, PSOE (Spanish Workers' Socialist Party), 2004-2007.
Responsible for the PSOE's external strategy and for election campaigns abroad (2002 to present).