Carmen Fraga Estévez (born 19 October 1948, in León) is a

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of the People's Party, who served as a

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from 1994 until 2014. She is a member of the Bureau of the

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. During her time in parliament, Fraga Estévez served on the

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and the

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. In addition to her committee assignments, she was also a member of the Delegation for relations with the

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countries and the

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(including

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). She is the daughter of

Manuel Fraga Manuel Fraga Iribarne (; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who was also one of the founders of the People's Alliance (Spain), People's Alliance (AP). Fraga ...

- the late politician and professor.

Education

* Graduate in

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with specialisation in

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Career

* 1965-1970: special prize on graduation * 1980-1985: Graduate in

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* since 1970:

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in Ministry of Public Works * 1986-1994: EPP Group official * 1994-2002:

* First Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP-ED Group * 1997-1999: Chairwoman of the Committee on Fisheries * 2002-2004: Secretary-General for Maritime Fisheries

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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 {{Spain-MEP-stub

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