Borja Giménez Larraz Explained

Borja Giménez Larraz
Honorific-Suffix:	MEP
Office:	Member of the European Parliament
Termstart:	16 July 2024
Constituency:	Spain
Birth Place:	Zaragoza
Birthname:	Francisco de Borja Giménez Larraz
Father:	Manuel Giménez Abad
Party:	People's Party
Otherparty:	European People's Party

Francisco de Borja Giménez Larraz (pronounced as /es/; born 1983) is a Spanish politician of the People's Party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.^[1]

Early life and career

Giménez Larraz was born in Zaragoza in 1983, as the son of Manuel Giménez Abad.^[2] When he was 17, he witnessed the assassination of his father by ETA gunman Mikel Karrera Sarobe.^{[2] [3]} He served as legal advisor to the People's Party's MEPs from 2014 to 2019, and as advisor to MEP Javier Zarzalejos from 2019 to 2024.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estos son los 61 eurodiputados que representarán a España en el Parlamento Europeo. El Mundo. 10 June 2024.
2. Web site: El hijo de Giménez Abad: 'Es una absoluta vergüenza que Bildu sea interlocutor privilegiado del Gobierno'. El Español. 3 June 2024.
3. Web site: El hijo de Giménez Abad identifica al etarra «Ata» como el asesino de su padre. La Razón. 4 October 2018.
4. Web site: Borja Giménez Larraz da el salto a la primera línea política con su inclusión en la lista del PP a las europeas. Heraldo de Aragón. 3 May 2024.