Alicia Homs Ginel (born 15 October 1993) is a Spanish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in

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Education and early career

Born on 15 October 1993 in

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, she obtained a degree in Political Science and Public Management at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Homs subsequently worked as technical advisor to the Regional Ministry of Labor of the

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

Political career

Homs, who ran 17th in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party list for the

2019 European Parliament election in Spain The 2019 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 9th European Parliament. All 54 seats allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Lisbon were up for election.: Once the U ...

, was elected MEP. In parliament, she serves on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, Homs is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability, the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas and the

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.Board & Members

References

1993 births Living people MEPs for Spain 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party MEPs {{Spain-MEP-stub