Borja Giménez Larraz
Borja Giménez Larraz | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Spain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco de Borja Giménez Larraz 1983 (age 42–43) |
| Party | People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
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Francisco de Borja Giménez Larraz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxa xiˈmeneθ laˈraθ]; born 1983) is a Spanish politician of the People's Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1]
Early life and career
Giménez Larraz was born in Zaragoza in 1983, as the son of Manuel Giménez Abad.[2] When he was 17, he witnessed the assassination of his father by ETA gunman Mikel Karrera Sarobe.[2][3]
Parliamentary work
He served as legal advisor to the People's Party's MEPs from 2014 to 2019, and as advisor to MEP Javier Zarzalejos from 2019 to 2024.[4]
Elected MEP in 2024, he serves in the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union and is the rapporteur of a special report on the matter[5].
References
- ^ "Estos son los 61 eurodiputados que representarán a España en el Parlamento Europeo". El Mundo. 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b "El hijo de Giménez Abad: 'Es una absoluta vergüenza que Bildu sea interlocutor privilegiado del Gobierno'". El Español. 3 June 2024.
- ^ "El hijo de Giménez Abad identifica al etarra «Ata» como el asesino de su padre". La Razón. 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Borja Giménez Larraz da el salto a la primera línea política con su inclusión en la lista del PP a las europeas". Heraldo de Aragón. 3 May 2024.
- ^ LARRAZ, Borja GIMÉNEZ. "REPORT on the housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing | A10-0025/2026 | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2026-03-03.