Francisco Javier Zarzalejos Nieto (born 1960) is a Spanish civil servant and politician who has been serving as a
Member of the European Parliament since 2019.
Early life and education
Born on 6 June 1960, in
Bilbao,
son to , the Civil Governor of
Biscay during the
Spanish Transition. He is the brother of the journalists and . After Zarzalejos earned a
licentiate degree in Law at the
University of Deusto,
Career in the public sector
Zarzalejos joined the High in 1984.
From 1996 to 2004 Zarzalejos served as Secretary General of the
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for supporting the prime minister and Cabinet. It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and which co-ordinate the delivery of government objecti ...
of Prime Minister
José María Aznar
José María Alfredo Aznar López (; born 25 February 1953) is a Spanish politician who was the prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He led the People's Party (PP), the dominant centre-right political party in Spain.
A member of the Fre ...
.
Zarzalejos has been secretary general of the
Foundation for Social Analysis and Studies (FAES) think tank since 2012, where he previously held the positions of director of the Constitution and Institutions Unit, and editor of the in-house publication ''Cuadernos de Pensamiento Político''.
Political career
Included in the 6th place of the
People's Party (PP) 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 ...
, Zarzalejos was elected MEP for the 2019–2024 term.
In parliament, Zarzalejos is part of the
European People's Party
The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian-democratic, conservative, and liberal-conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other political parties. Founded by primarily Ch ...
(EPP) political group. He serves on the
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). In this capacity, he was the parliament’s
rapporteur on a 2021 proposal to expand
Europol’s ability to process large data sets and exchange information with private companies.
From 2019 until 2020, Zarzalejos was also a member of the
Committee on Fisheries. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with Canada (D-CA)
and the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption.
Intergroup on Anti-Corruption
European Parliament.
References
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Living people
MEPs for Spain 2019–2024
People's Party (Spain) MEPs
1960 births