Ignacio Blanco Explained

Ignacio Blanco
Office:Member of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term Start:26 May 2019
Birth Date:17 May 1971
Birth Place:Gijón, Spain
Alma Mater:University of Oviedo
University of Wisconsin

Ignacio Blanco Urizar (born 17 May 1971) is a Spanish politician, lawyer and economist. He has been a member of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias since 2019 for the Vox party.

Biography

Blanco is a native of Gijón and grew up in the Natahoyo district of the city.[1] He studied business management at the University of Oviedo before completing postgraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and a law conversion at the National Distance Education University (UNED).[2]

After graduating, he worked as the managing partner for a law firm in Asturias focusing on solvency matters and is a member of the Gijón Bar Association. He also authored a book The Expert and the Economic Test.[3]

Blanco was a member and secretary of the Spanish liberal think-tank The Friday Club at university before joining the nationalist Vox at its inception in 2013.[4] In 2019, he was elected as a member of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias and subsequently became the leader of Vox in Asturias in 2020.[5]

Politically, he supports lowering taxes on rural areas to fight against depopulation.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ignacio Blanco, Vox en Asturias en las elecciones autonómicas 2019. 27 June 2020.
  2. https://ignacioblanco.es/quien-soy/ ¿Quién soy?
  3. Web site: Inin abogados participa en el Mes de los Servicios Jurídicos en Asturias . El Comercio. 24 May 2018 . es. 2018-05-24.
  4. Web site: Vox entra en la Junta con dos escaños y anuncia una «oposición firme» al PSOE. 27 May 2019 . 27 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Ignacio Blanco dimite de sus cargos orgánicos en Vox por discrepancias con la dirección en Asturias. 6 October 2019 . 6 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Ignacio Blanco Urizar: "El paraíso natural se lo debemos a nuestras gentes del mundo rural". 17 April 2019 . 2019-04-17.