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+ | '''Joaquín Almunia Amann''' is a Spanish politician and formerly, prominent member of the [[European Commission]]. During his tenure in the two [[Barroso Commission]]s, he was European commissioner responsible for economic and monetary affairs (2004–2009) and, subsequently, vice-president and the [[European Commissioner for Competition]] (2009–2014).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120229173707/http://www.euronews.net/2009/11/27/barroso-names-new-eu-commission-team/ </ref> Previously, he had been [[Spain|Spanish]] Minister for Employment (1982–1986) and Public Administrations (1986–1991). From 1997 to 2000, he was the leader of the opposition as secretary general of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]], standing in and losing the 2000 Spanish general election against the then incumbent Spanish [[prime minister]], [[José María Aznar]]. | ||
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Born | Joaquín Almunia Amann 17 June 1948 Bilbao, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethnicity | Jewish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Deusto, Practical School for Advanced Studies, Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of | Centre for European Reform, European Council on Foreign Relations, Friends of Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | PSOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Spanish politician, European Commissioner for 10 years, 6 Bilderbergs
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Joaquín Almunia Amann is a Spanish politician and formerly, prominent member of the European Commission. During his tenure in the two Barroso Commissions, he was European commissioner responsible for economic and monetary affairs (2004–2009) and, subsequently, vice-president and the European Commissioner for Competition (2009–2014).[1] Previously, he had been Spanish Minister for Employment (1982–1986) and Public Administrations (1986–1991). From 1997 to 2000, he was the leader of the opposition as secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, standing in and losing the 2000 Spanish general election against the then incumbent Spanish prime minister, José María Aznar.
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
Bilderberg/2005 | 5 May 2005 | 8 May 2005 | Germany Rottach-Egern | The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests |
Bilderberg/2008 | 5 June 2008 | 8 June 2008 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests |
Bilderberg/2010 | 3 June 2010 | 6 June 2010 | Spain Hotel Dolce Sitges Barcelona | The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain. |
Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2008 | 23 January 2008 | 27 January 2008 | Switzerland | At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries." |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2009 | 23 January 2009 | 27 January 2009 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order". |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
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