Joaquin Almunia

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Personal details

•Spanish
•Born June 17, 1948 in Bilbao, Spain
•Married
•Two children

Current duties

•Since February 2010: Commissioner for competition

Political career

•Since April 2004: Member of the European Commission (April 2004- February 2010: Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs)
•2000 elections: Socialist candidate for Prime Minister
•1997-2000, Leader of the PSOE
•1994-1997, Spokesperson of the Socialist Parliamentary Group
•1986- 1991, Minister of Public Administration
•1982-1986, Minister of Employment and Social Security
•1979-2004, Member of the Spanish Parliament
•Member of the Federal Committee of the PSOE

Professional career

•Founder (2002) and Director of the progressive think tank "Laboratorio de Alternativas"
•Director of the research program on "Equality and redistribution of income" at the Fundación Argentaria (1991-1994)

Education

•1991-1994: Associate Lecturer at the University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) on Employment and Social Security Law
•1991: "Senior managers in Government" program at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
•1970-1971: Follow-up studies at L’École Pratique des Hautes Études de Paris
•Graduated in Law (1965-1972) and Economics (1965-1971) at the University of Deusto (Bilbao)

Languages

•Spanish: mother tongue
•English and French: thorough knowledge
•Italian and Portuguese: basic knowledge