Agustín Díaz De Mera García Consuegra (born 27 September 1947 in
Daimiel
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History
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is a Spanish politician who served as a
Member of the European Parliament with the
People's Party, part of the
European People's Party
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, from 2004 until 2019.
Díaz de Mera was elected to the Spanish Senate in 1989 and served there from 1996 to 2004 and to the Spanish
Congress of Deputies in 1993 representing
Avila.
In Parliament, De Mera was a member of the
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. On the committee, he served as the Parliament's rapporteur on the reform of
Europol and visa requirements for non-EU nationals.
Reimposing visas: MEPs back emergency brake measures
European Parliament, press release of December 15, 2016. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and a member of the Delegation for relations with Iran.
Education
* Graduate in modern and contemporary history
*Diploma
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in European Community studies
Career
*Director of the 'San Juan Evangelista' school ( Madrid)
*Secretary-General of the PP (Ávila
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It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m a ...
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*Member of the PP National Executive Committee and of the PP Standing Committee in Castile and Leon
*1996-2000: Chairman of the PP in Ávila
*Deputy Mayor (Ávila)
*1999-2002: Mayor of Ávila
*Chairman of the Committee on Defence
*2002-2004: Director-General of the Police
*Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
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*Member of the WEU
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Assembly
*1997-2001: Chairman of the Council of Europe
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Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography
*2000-2002: Chairman of the Spanish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the WEU
Decorations
*Grand Cross of the Military Order of Merit with White Distinction
* Knight Commander
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of the Order of St Gregory the Great, awarded by the Holy See
*Gold medal of the ICPO-Interpol Secretariat-General
See also
*2004 European Parliament election in Spain
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The election ...
References
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1947 births
Living people
Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Members of the Senate of Spain
People's Party (Spain) MEPs
MEPs for Spain 2004–2009
MEPs for Spain 2009–2014
MEPs for Spain 2014–2019
People from Ávila, Spain
Spanish municipal councillors
Mayors of places in Castile and León
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