Carmen Fraga Estévez (born 19 October 1948, in
León) is a
Spanish politician of the
People's Party, who served as a
Member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2014. She is a member of the Bureau of the
European People's Party
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.
During her time in parliament, Fraga Estévez served on the
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the
Committee on Fisheries
The Committee on Fisheries (PECH) is a committee of the European Parliament.
Chris Davies was the chairman (2019 – 2020) - until the United Kingdom left the European Union.
Committee mandate
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. In addition to her committee assignments, she was also a member of the Delegation for relations with the
Maghreb countries and the
Arab Maghreb Union (including
Libya).
She is the daughter of
Manuel Fraga - the late politician and professor.
Education
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Graduate in
humanities with specialisation in
geography
Career
* 1965-1970: special prize on graduation
* 1980-1985: Graduate in
law
* since 1970:
Official
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in
Ministry
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Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian ...
of Public Works
* 1986-1994: EPP Group official
* 1994-2002:
Member of the European Parliament
* First Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP-ED Group
* 1997-1999: Chairwoman of the Committee on Fisheries
* 2002-2004: Secretary-General for Maritime Fisheries
See also
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2004 European Parliament election in Spain
The 2004 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 13 June 2004, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 6th European Parliament. All 54 seats allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Nice were up for election.
The election ...
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1948 births
Living people
People from León, Spain
People's Party (Spain) MEPs
MEPs for Spain 2004–2009
MEPs for Spain 2009–2014
21st-century women MEPs for Spain
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