Marcelino Oreja Aguirre
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Marcelino Oreja y Aguirre, 1st Marquis of Oreja (born 13 February 1935, Madrid
) is a Spanish lawyer, diplomat and politician.
He served as Spanish minister of foreign affairs from 1976 to 1980, during which time he signed the Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations and was responsible for Spain joining the Council of Europe
.
He was Secretary General of the Council of Europe
from 1984 to 1989.
He was elected to the European Parliament
in 1989.
In 1994 he was appointed European Commissioner for Transport
and Energy and then European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy.
At the end of his mandate, he retired from political life.
He is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (RACMP) and the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation (RAJL).
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) is a Spanish lawyer, diplomat and politician.
He served as Spanish minister of foreign affairs from 1976 to 1980, during which time he signed the Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations and was responsible for Spain joining the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
.
He was Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years...
from 1984 to 1989.
He was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in 1989.
In 1994 he was appointed European Commissioner for Transport
European Commissioner for Transport
The Commissioner for Transport is the member of the European Commission. The current commissioner is Siim Kallas.The portfolio is responsible for the development of transport infastructure in the European Union such as road and rail networks but also navigation systems such as the Galileo...
and Energy and then European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy.
At the end of his mandate, he retired from political life.
He is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (RACMP) and the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation (RAJL).