Fernando Pérez Royo
Fernando Pérez Royo | |
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| Born | 25 January 1943 Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain |
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| Occupation | Academic |
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| Children | 2 |
Fernando Pérez Royo (born 25 January 1943) is a Spanish academic and politician who served at the Spanish Parliament and European Parliament. He was a member various political parties, including Communist Party of Spain.
Early life and education[edit]
Pérez was born in Alcalá de Guadaíra on 25 January 1943.[1] His father was a physician.[2]
Pérez graduated from the University of Seville in 1965 receiving a degree in law.[2] He obtained his PhD from the University of Bologna in 1968.[2] His thesis was about tax laws.[2]
Career[edit]
Following his graduation Pérez joined his alma mater, University of Seville, as an adjunct professor.[2] He worked at the University of Valencia as an associate professor from 1972 to 1974.[2] Next he joined the University of Seville and worked there until 1981.[2] He was elected to the Spanish Parliament representing the Communist Party of Spain in 1979, and his tenure at the parliament lasted until 1986.[2][3]
Pérez served at the European Parliament for four consecutive terms between 1987 and 2004. In the second term of the European Parliament he was a member of the Communist and Allies Group and in the third term he was a member of the European United Left.[4][5] He was elected from the United Left for both terms.[4][5] Pérez was one of the leaders carrying out a very successful election campaign in the 1989 European Parliament election for the United Left.[6] In the fourth and fifth terms at the European Parliament he was part of the Party of European Socialists and elected to the Parliament from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[1][7] He was the vice president of the European Parliament between 1989 and 1992.[2]
Pérez was a member of the Council of Taxpayers until 2012.[2] He is author of three books on tax laws.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Pérez is married and has two daughters.[2] He is a fan of bullfighting.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "5th parliamentary term. Fernando Pérez Royo". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Pérez Royo, Fernando (1943) (in Spanish). Diccionario de catedráticos españoles de derecho.
- ^ "Pérez Royo, Fernando" (in Spanish). Congreso de los Diputados. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "2nd parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "3rd parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Richard Gillespie (1990). "Spain and Portugal". In Juliet Lodge (ed.). The 1989 Election of the European Parliament. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 116. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-10893-0. ISBN 978-1-349-10893-0.
- ^ "4th parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- MEPs for Spain 1987–1989
- MEPs for Spain 1989–1994
- MEPs for Spain 1994–1999
- Members of the 2nd Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- MEPs for Spain 1999–2004
- University of Seville alumni
- University of Bologna alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Seville
- Academic staff of the University of Valencia
- Communist Party of Spain politicians
- United Left (Spain) MEPs
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party MEPs
- 20th-century Spanish economists
- 21st-century Spanish economists
- Politicians from Seville