Jonás Fernández Álvarez (pronounced [xoˈnas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 1979) is a Spanish economist and politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014[1][2] | |
| Constituency | Spain |
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| Born | 8 January 1979 Oviedo, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Occupation | Politician, economist |
Early life and education
editBorn on 8 January 1979 in Oviedo,[3] Fernández earned a licentiate degree in Economics at the University of Oviedo (1997–2001).[4] He later obtained an M.A. in Economics and Finance from CEMFI-Bank of Spain (2002–2004) and an Executive MBA from IESE Business School (2010–2012).[4]
Career
editFernández was Secretary-General of the Socialist Youth of Oviedo.[5]
Fernández worked for Madrid-based consulting firm Solchaga Recio & asociados (2005–2014) and lectured at the Charles III University of Madrid (2007–2010).[6][4]
Fernández was included in the 14th position of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) list for the 2014 European Parliament election in Spain,[7] becoming a member of the European Parliament. He ran again for the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain, 16th in the PSOE list,[8] retaining his seat.[9]
As a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) political group, Fernández has since been serving on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). In 2020, he also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters.[10] In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the Spinelli Group[11] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions.[12]
In July 2019, the S&D group in the European Parliament elected Fernández as the group's spokesperson (coordinator) in the ECON Committee.[13] In this capacity, he is also the parliament's rapporteur on measures to ease capital and accounting burdens on banks to ensure a continued flow of loans to businesses struggling in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.[14]
Works
edit- — (2013). Una alternativa progresista. Barcelona: Ediciones Deusto.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jonás Fernández". www.europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament.
- ^ a b c "Estos son los dos eurodiputados asturianos". www.lavozdeasturias.es. La Voz de Asturias. 27 May 2019.
- ^ Rubín, G. D. (15 March 2014). "El PSOE sitúa al asturiano Jonás Fernández en el puesto 14 de la candidatura europea". www.elcomercio.es. El Comercio.
- ^ Castaño, Federico (7 November 2016). "El PSOE reconstruye su equipo económico con el eurodiputado Jonás Fernández a la cabeza". www.vozpopuli.com. Voz Pópuli.
- ^ Junta Electoral Central: "Acuerdo de 28 de abril de 2014, de la Junta Electoral Central, de proclamación de candidaturas a las elecciones de Diputados al Parlamento Europeo, convocadas por Real Decreto 213/2014, de 31 de marzo, a celebrar el 25 de mayo de 2014" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (104): 33410. 29 April 2014. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ Junta Electoral Central: "Resolución de 29 de abril de 2019, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, de proclamación de candidaturas a las elecciones de diputados al Parlamento Europeo convocadas por Real Decreto 206/2019, de 1 de abril, a celebrar el 26 de mayo de 2019" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (103): 46873. 30 April 2019. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España". www.lavanguardia.com. La Vanguardia. 27 May 2019.
- ^ Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters European Parliament, press release of 9 July 2020.
- ^ Board & Members Spinelli Group.
- ^ Intergroup on Trade Unions European Parliament.
- ^ "Jonás Fernández será el portavoz socialista en el Comité de Asuntos Económicos del Europarlamento". lavozdeasturias.es. La Voz de Asturias. 18 July 2019.
- ^ Huw Jones (18 May 2020), EU lawmakers voice support for equal capital treatment of euro bonds Reuters.
- ^ Carnicero Urabayen, Carlos (30 November 2016). "Entrevista a Jonás Fernández: "Me rebelo contra el pesimismo sobre Europa y el PSOE"". www.huffingtonpost.es. The Huffington Post.