Career
He used to sit on the European Parliament"s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and its Committee on Petitions, but is now working for an international consumer advocacy group, the Transport-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD). Mintz was born in Los Angeles, and graduated in sociology from the University of California in 1978. From 1991 to 1999, he worked as a Natural economy and geography teacher at secondary level (in Godella)
1999-2003: Environmental adviser
1998-2003: Spokesman for Els Verds del País Valencià (Valencian Greens)
2000-2004: International spokesman for Los Verdes (Spanish Greens)
2000-2004: Spanish delegate to the European Federation of Green Parties/European Greens.