Iratxe GarcÃa
Iratxe García Pérez ( born October 7, 1974 in Baracaldo ) is a Spanish politician of the socialist party PSOE and member of the European Parliament.
After a degree in social work (1995 ) Iratxe García was from 1995 to 2000 Member of the Municipal Council of Laguna de Duero and the Provincial Parliament of Valladolid. In the Spanish general elections 2000, she won a seat, which she held until 2004. In the European elections 2004, she was finally elected to the European Parliament, where it belongs ( SPE ) of the Group of the Party of European Socialists. She is a member of the Committee on Regional Development.
In the EU- Parliament - period 2009 - 2014 is Perez a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Delegation for relations with India. As Deputy Perez is in the Committee on Regional Development, in the Delegation for relations with Israel and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean space activities.