Borja Giménez Larraz

Borja Giménez Larraz
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencySpain
Personal details
Born
Francisco de Borja Giménez Larraz

1983 (age 41–42)
Zaragoza
Political partyPeople's Party
Other political
affiliations		European People's Party
Parent

Francisco de Borja Giménez Larraz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxa xiˈmeneθ laˈraθ]; 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]

References

  1. ^ "Estos son los 61 eurodiputados que representarán a España en el Parlamento Europeo". El Mundo. 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "El hijo de Giménez Abad: 'Es una absoluta vergüenza que Bildu sea interlocutor privilegiado del Gobierno'". El Español. 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "El hijo de Giménez Abad identifica al etarra «Ata» como el asesino de su padre". La Razón. 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "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.


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