Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (born 1 April 1951 in

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) is a Spanish

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and former

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with the People's Party, part of the

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. He served in the

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from 1994 to 2009. During his last mandate, he was vice-chair of European Parliament's

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. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development and a member of the Delegation for relations with

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and

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Education

* 1974: Graduate in law *

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in international studies * 1980:

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ic School * 1985: diploma in

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studies * 1985:

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in the Legal Service of the European Commission

Career

* 1985–1993: Legal adviser to the Galician regional government * 1990–1992: Commissioner for Galicia at Expo-92 * 1994–2009:

* 1999–2002: Chairman of the Committee on

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ies * 2002–2004: Coordinator on fisheries for the EPP Group * 2002–2004: Coordinator on safety at sea for the EPP Group * First Vice-Chairman of the Committee on International Trade

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* * 1951 births Living people People's Party (Spain) MEPs MEPs for Spain 1994–1999 MEPs for Spain 1999–2004 MEPs for Spain 2004–2009 Politicians from Galicia (Spain) {{Galicia-politician-stub

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