Education
Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Autonomous University of Barcelona.
He was elected on the People"s Party ticket and sat with the European People"s Party group. On July 20, 2004 he was elected one of the 14 Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament. In 2014 he announced that he was leaving the People"s Party for Vox.
People"s Party, People"s Party of Catalonia.
In addition to serving in the European parliament, he has occupied several elected positions in Spain: he was a member of the Barcelona City Council (1987-1991), member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1988-1996) and Senator in the Spanish Senate (1996-1999).