Ignacio Blanco Urizar (born May 17, 1971) is a Spanish politician, lawyer and economist. He has been a member of the

General Junta of the Principality of Asturias The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias (in Spanish: ''Junta General del Principado de Asturias'', in Asturian: ''Xunta Xeneral del Principáu d'Asturies'') is the parliament of Asturias, an autonomous community of Spain. Its Statute of ...

since 2019 for the Vox party.

Biography

Blanco is a native of

Gijón Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cent ...

and grew up in the Natahoyo district of the city. He studied business management at the

University of Oviedo The University of Oviedo ( es, Universidad de Oviedo, Asturian: ''Universidá d'Uviéu'') is a public university in Asturias (Spain). It is the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón ...

before completing postgraduate studies at the

University of Wisconsin A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

and a law conversion at the National Distance Education University (UNED). After graduating, he worked as the managing partner for a law firm in Asturias focusing on

solvency Solvency, in finance or business, is the degree to which the current assets of an individual or entity exceed the current liabilities of that individual or entity. Solvency can also be described as the ability of a corporation to meet its long-ter ...

matters and is a member of the Gijón Bar Association. He also authored a book ''The Expert and the Economic Test.'' Blanco was a member and secretary of the Spanish

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

think-tank ''The Friday Club'' at university before joining the nationalist Vox at its inception in 2013. In 2019, he was elected as a member of the

and subsequently became the leader of Vox in Asturias in 2020. Politically, he supports lowering taxes on rural areas to fight against depopulation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco Urizar, Ignacio 1971 births Living people Politicians from Asturias Vox (political party) politicians University of Oviedo alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni People from Gijón