Background
ALMUNIA AMAN, Joaquin was born on June 17, 1948 in Bilbao, Spain.
ALMUNIA AMAN, Joaquin was born on June 17, 1948 in Bilbao, Spain.
University of Deusto, law and economics degrees. Ecole des Hautes Etudes. Paris, post graduate courses.
Spoken languages: French.
Economic adviser, UGT, 1976-1979. Coordinator of the programme and studies section of the federal Executive Committee of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party). Former secretary of Trade Union Policy and member of federal committee.
Deputy for Madrid, 1979. Member of Committee on Labour, Economics, Industrial and Energy. Minister of Labour and Social Security, 1982-1986.
Minister of Public Administration, since 1986. Re-elected Deputy, Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), Madrid, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1989.
Spouse Milagros Candela, 1978. Children: two.