Fernando Pérez Royo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Royo.

Fernando Pérez Royo
Born (1943-01-25) 25 January 1943 (age 81)
Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain
Alma mater
OccupationAcademic
Political party
Children2

Fernando Pérez Royo (born 25 January 1943) is a Spanish academic and politician who has served in the Spanish Parliament and European Parliament. He has been a member of various political parties, including the Communist Party of Spain.

Early life and education

Pérez was born in Alcalá de Guadaíra on 25 January 1943.[1] His father was a physician.[2]

Pérez graduated from the University of Seville in 1965 receiving a degree in law.[2] He obtained his PhD from the University of Bologna in 1968.[2] His thesis was about tax laws.[2]

Career

Following his graduation Pérez joined his alma mater, University of Seville, as an adjunct professor.[2] He worked at the University of Valencia as an associate professor from 1972 to 1974.[2] He then joined the University of Seville and worked there until 1981.[2] He was elected to the Spanish Parliament representing the Communist Party of Spain in 1979, and his tenure at the parliament lasted until 1986.[2][3]

Pérez served at the European Parliament for four consecutive terms between 1987 and 2004. In the second term of the European Parliament he was a member of the Communist and Allies Group and in the third term he was a member of the European United Left.[4][5] He was elected from the United Left for both terms.[4][5] Pérez was one of the leaders carrying out a very successful election campaign in the 1989 European Parliament election for the United Left.[6] In the fourth and fifth terms at the European Parliament, he was part of the Party of European Socialists and elected to the Parliament from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[1][7] He was the vice president of the European Parliament between 1989 and 1992.[2]

Pérez was a member of the Council of Taxpayers until 2012.[2] He is author of three books on tax laws.[2]

Personal life

Pérez is married and has two daughters.[2] He is a fan of bullfighting.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "5th parliamentary term. Fernando Pérez Royo". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Pérez Royo, Fernando (1943) (in Spanish). Diccionario de catedráticos españoles de derecho.
  3. ^ "Pérez Royo, Fernando" (in Spanish). Congreso de los Diputados. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2nd parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "3rd parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b Richard Gillespie (1990). "Spain and Portugal". In Juliet Lodge (ed.). The 1989 Election of the European Parliament. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 116. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-10893-0. ISBN 978-1-349-10893-0.
  7. ^ "4th parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2023.