Domènec Ruiz Devesa (born 1978)[3] is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[4]

Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Member of the European Parliament
for Spain
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born3 March 1978 (1978-03-03) (age 46)
Alicante, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party

Political career edit

Ruiz Devesa has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.[5] In 2022, he was the parliament's rapporteur on a proposal for an overhaul of European election rules that would give all EU citizens aged 18 and older a greater role in choosing the Commission president, allow them to vote for pan-European MEPs and choose postal voting.[6]

In addition to his committee assignments, Ruiz Devesa is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions[9] and the Spinelli Group.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Domènec Ruiz Devesa". European Parliament.
  4. ^ "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ^ Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe Archived 10 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
  6. ^ Victor Jack (3 May 2022), European Parliament votes in favor of reforming EU elections Politico Europe.
  7. ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  8. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  9. ^ Intergroup on Trade Unions European Parliament.
  10. ^ Board & Members Spinelli Group.