Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (born 1982) is a Spanish politician of the

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serving as

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since 2019. He previously served as a

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from 2010 to 2019.

Political career

Member of the European Parliament, 2010–2019

In 2010, Gutiérrez Prieto replaced Magdalena Álvarez in the European Parliament, who resigned her seat to become vice-president of the

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. In parliament, he served as a Member of the

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and the Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council In addition to his committee assignments, he was a member of the

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Member of the Spanish Parliament, 2019–present

Gutiérrez Prieto became a member of the Spanish Parliament in 20198. He has since been chairing the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, Gutiérrez Prieto has been a member of the Portuguese delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the

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since 2022. In this capacity, she has been serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 2019); the Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (2020–2022); and the Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the

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(since 2020).Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto

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(PACE).

References

1982 births Living people People from Toledo, Spain MEPs for Spain 2009–2014 MEPs for Spain 2014–2019 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party MEPs Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 15th Congress of Deputies (Spain) {{Spain-MEP-stub