Ángel Gabilondo Explained

Ángel Gabilondo
Office:Ombudsman of Spain
Term Start:18 November 2021
Deputy:Teresa Jiménez-Becerril
Predecessor:Francisco Fernández Marugán (acting)
Office2:Minister of Education
Term Start2:7 April 2009
Term End2:22 December 2011
Primeminister2:José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Predecessor2:Mercedes Cabrera
Successor2:José Ignacio Wert
Office3:Member of the Assembly of Madrid
Term Start3:10 June 2015
Term End3:8 June 2021
Birth Name:Ángel Gabilondo Pujol
Birth Date:1 March 1949
Birth Place:San Sebastián, Spain
Party:Independent
(linked to PSOE)
Alma Mater:Autonomous University of Madrid

Ángel Gabilondo Pujol (born 1 March 1949) is a Spanish university professor, currently serving as the 6th Ombudsman of Spain.

Between 2009 and 2011, he was Minister of Education in José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's Cabinet.[1]

In June 2011, he received the Medalla de Oro for the Universidad de Málaga.[2] [3] On 30 December 2011 he received a condecoration for the Order of Charles III[4] and also the Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio on 26 December 2014.[5]

In 2015, he was named Spanish Socialist Workers' Party's candidate for the Community of Madrid 2015 election.[6] [7] He returned to be a candidate for the 2016 election.[8] [9] Suggested by Pedro Sánchez,[10] he was again the PSOE candidate for the 2019 election.[11]

In October 2018, he offered himself to be the president of Madrid, in order to succeed Ángel Garrido.[12]

In October 2021, after an agreement between major parties of the Cortes Generales, he was nominated to be the 6th Spanish Ombudsman.[13] The Cortes Generales Joint Committee on Relations with the Ombudsman ratified the nomination on 27 October 2021 and it sent the candidacy to the Plenary for a final voting.[14]

He is the brother of Spanish journalist Iñaki Gabilondo.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. News: April 8, 2009 . El filósofo que quiso ser futbolista . es . . February 13, 2018 . Iparraguirre . Antton .
  2. News: Ángel Gabilondo, Medalla de Oro de la Universidad de Málaga . November 6, 2011 . March 22, 2018 . . es.
  3. News: El Ministro Ángel Gabilondo recibe la Medalla de Oro de la Universidad de Málaga . June 20, 2011 . June 21, 2011 . . es.
  4. News: Real Decreto 2088/2011, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III a don Ángel Gabilondo Pujol. . 315 . December 31, 2011 . 147479 . R. . Juan Carlos . Juan Carlos I . Rajoy . Mariano . Mariano Rajoy . . es.
  5. News: Real Decreto 1120/2014, de 26 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio a don Ángel Gabilondo Pujol. . 313 . December 27, 2014 . 105935 . R. . Felipe . Felipe VI . Wert Ortega . José Ignacio . José Ignacio Wert Ortega . . es.
  6. News: Castro . Irene . Ángel Gabilondo, proclamado definitivamente candidato del PSOE a la presidencia de la Comunidad de Madrid . February 2, 2015 . March 22, 2018 . . es.
  7. News: Sanz . Luis Ángel . Ángel Gabilondo acepta el ofrecimiento para ser el candidato del PSM a la Comunidad de Madrid . February 11, 2015 . March 22, 2018 . . es . Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U..
  8. News: Castro . Irene . El PSOE se queda sin tiempo para celebrar primarias si hay terceras elecciones . October 4, 2016 . March 22, 2018 . . es.
  9. News: Romero . Juanma . Ángel Gabilondo y Javier Fernández lideran las quinielas del PSOE si hay elecciones . October 6, 2016 . March 22, 2018 . . es . Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L..
  10. News: Sánchez . Luis Ángel . Sánchez quiere que Ángel Gabilondo presida Madrid . January 5, 2018 . March 22, 2018 . . es . . Jiménez . David . 1697-0179 . Madrid.
  11. News: Gil . Pablo . Ángel Gabilondo se postula como candidato del PSOE madrileño para las elecciones de 2019 . October 20, 2017 . March 22, 2018 . . es . . Jiménez . David . 1697-0179.
  12. News: Gabilondo se ofrece como candidato a presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid . 25 April 2018 . 26 April 2018 . Madrid . . es.
  13. Web site: elDiario.es. 2021-10-21. Gobierno y PP acuerdan que Ángel Gabilondo sea el nuevo defensor del pueblo. 2021-10-27. ElDiario.es. es.
  14. Web site: Marcos. José. 2021-10-27. Ángel Gabilondo luce su perfil institucional y subraya que no será "partidista ni sectario" como Defensor del Pueblo. 2021-10-27. El País. es.