Ángel Gabilondo

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Ángel Gabilondo Pujol (born 1 March 1949) is a Spanish university professor, currently serving as the 6th Ombudsman of Spain.

Ángel Gabilondo
Official portrait, 2022.
Ombudsman of Spain
Assumed office
18 November 2021
MonarchFelipe VI
DeputyTeresa Jiménez-Becerril
Preceded byFrancisco Fernández Marugán (acting)
Minister of Education
In office
7 April 2009 – 22 December 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byMercedes Cabrera
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio Wert
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
In office
10 June 2015 – 8 June 2021
Personal details
Born
Ángel Gabilondo Pujol

(1949-03-01) 1 March 1949 (age 75)
San Sebastián, Spain
Political partyIndependent
(linked to PSOE)
Alma materAutonomous University of Madrid

Between 2009 and 2011, he was Minister of Education in José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's Cabinet.[1]

In June 2011, he received the Medalla de Oro for the Universidad de Málaga.[2][3] On 30 December 2011 he received a condecoration for the Order of Charles III[4] and also the Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio on 26 December 2014.[5]

In 2015, he was named Spanish Socialist Workers' Party's candidate for the Community of Madrid 2015 election.[6][7] He returned to be a candidate for the 2016 election.[8][9] Suggested by Pedro Sánchez,[10] he was again the PSOE candidate for the 2019 election.[11]

In October 2018, he offered himself to be the president of Madrid, in order to succeed Ángel Garrido.[12]

In October 2021, after an agreement between major parties of the Cortes Generales, he was nominated to be the 6th Spanish Ombudsman.[13] The Cortes Generales Joint Committee on Relations with the Ombudsman ratified the nomination on 27 October 2021 and it sent the candidacy to the Plenary for a final voting.[14]

He is the brother of Spanish journalist Iñaki Gabilondo.

Publications

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  • Dilthey: Vida, expresión e historia. Madrid: Editorial Cincel. 1988.
  • El discurso en acción (Foucault y una ontología del presente). Barcelona: Editorial Anthropos. 1990.
  • Trazos del eros: del leer, hablar y escribir. Madrid: Editorial Tecnos. 1997.
  • Menos que palabras. Madrid: Alianza Editorial. 1999.
  • La vuelta del otro. Diferencia, identidad y alteridad. Madrid: Trotta and UAM. 2001.
  • Mortal de necesidad. Madrid: Abada. 2003.
  • Alguien con quien hablar. Madrid: Editorial Aguilar. 2007.
  • Contigo. Madrid: Editorial Aguilar. 2009.
  • Palabras a mano. Madrid: Editorial Seix Barral. 2009.
  • Sin fin. Editorial Aguilar. 2010.
  • Darse a la lectura. Madrid: Editorial RBA. 2013.
  • El Salto del Ángel. Palabras para comprenderse. Madrid: Aguilar. 2013.
  • Por si acaso: Máximas y mínimas. Madrid: Editorial Espasa. 2014.
  • Aranzueque, Gabriel, ed. (2015). Ser de palabra. El lenguaje de la Metafísica. Madrid: Gredos.
  • Puntos Suspensivos. Madrid: Editorial Círculo de Tiza. 2015.

References

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  1. ^ Iparraguirre, Antton (April 8, 2009). "El filósofo que quiso ser futbolista". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ángel Gabilondo, Medalla de Oro de la Universidad de Málaga". Universidad de Málaga (in Spanish). November 6, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "El Ministro Ángel Gabilondo recibe la Medalla de Oro de la Universidad de Málaga". Universidad de Málaga (in Spanish). June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  4. ^ R., Juan Carlos; Rajoy, Mariano (December 31, 2011). "Real Decreto 2088/2011, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III a don Ángel Gabilondo Pujol" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 315. p. 147479.
  5. ^ R., Felipe; Wert Ortega, José Ignacio (December 27, 2014). "Real Decreto 1120/2014, de 26 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio a don Ángel Gabilondo Pujol" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 313. p. 105935.
  6. ^ Castro, Irene (February 2, 2015). "Ángel Gabilondo, proclamado definitivamente candidato del PSOE a la presidencia de la Comunidad de Madrid". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Sanz, Luis Ángel (February 11, 2015). "Ángel Gabilondo acepta el ofrecimiento para ser el candidato del PSM a la Comunidad de Madrid". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Castro, Irene (October 4, 2016). "El PSOE se queda sin tiempo para celebrar primarias si hay terceras elecciones". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Romero, Juanma (October 6, 2016). "Ángel Gabilondo y Javier Fernández lideran las quinielas del PSOE si hay elecciones". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Sánchez, Luis Ángel (January 5, 2018). Jiménez, David (ed.). "Sánchez quiere que Ángel Gabilondo presida Madrid". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Unidad Editorial S.A. ISSN 1697-0179. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Gil, Pablo (October 20, 2017). Jiménez, David (ed.). "Ángel Gabilondo se postula como candidato del PSOE madrileño para las elecciones de 2019". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial S.A. ISSN 1697-0179. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Gabilondo se ofrece como candidato a presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid". Telemadrid (in Spanish). Madrid. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. ^ elDiario.es (2021-10-21). "Gobierno y PP acuerdan que Ángel Gabilondo sea el nuevo defensor del pueblo". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  14. ^ Marcos, José (2021-10-27). "Ángel Gabilondo luce su perfil institucional y subraya que no será "partidista ni sectario" como Defensor del Pueblo". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid
2002-2009
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Education
2009-2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ombudsman of Spain
2021-present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Socialist Group in the Assembly of Madrid
2015–2021
Succeeded by