Minister for Culture
Ernest Urtasun Domènech
Pool Moncloa/Borja Puig de la Bellacasa. 2023.11.22
Born in Barcelona in 1982.
Academic background:
- Career diplomat
- Postgraduate degree in International Relations from the University of Barcelona.
- Degree in Economic Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Political and professional career:
- Minister for Culture (November 2023-present)
- Member of the European Parliament (2014-2023). Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Diplomatic Adviser to the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (2011-2013)
- Diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in the Cabinets of Miguel Ángel Moratinos and Trinidad Jiménez (2010-2011).
- Advisor to the European Parliament (2006-2010)
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