Spanish politician, economist, and lawyer (born 1944)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Baron
and the second or maternal family name is
Crespo
.
Enrique Bar?n
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Baron in 2013
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In office
25 July 1989 ? 21 January 1992
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Preceded by
| Charles Henry Plumb
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Succeeded by
| Egon Klepsch
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Born
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1944-03-27
)
27 March 1944
(age 80)
Madrid
, Spain
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Political party
| PSOE
,
PES
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Profession
| Economist
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Enrique Bar?n Crespo
(born 27 March 1944) is a Spanish politician, economist, and lawyer. He is a member of the
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
and was a member of the
European Parliament
for the
Party of European Socialists
group until 2009.
Enrique Baron graduated in law from the
University of Madrid
and in business administration at
ICADE
, in Madrid, and
ESSEC
, in Paris, business schools, in 1965. As a practising lawyer, he specialised in labour law, and acted for defendants in political cases (1970–1977).
[1]
He was a Deputy in the
Cortes
(1977–1987) representing
Madrid region
and was
Minister of Transport, Tourism and Communications
(1982–1985). In that period he proposed the dismantlement of many miles of both major and secondary railway routes. The proposal was based on reports which understated the importance of these lines.
[2]
After election to the European Parliament he was
President of the European Parliament
(1989–1992), and was PES Group chairman from 1 November 1999 to 15 July 2004. He was Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1992–1995).
Bar?n is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Global Panel Foundation and the Advisory Board of think tank
Gold Mercury International
, London, UK. He is an active player in
Gold Mercury
's
Brand EU
initiative to improve the management and promotion of the
European Union
brand and monitor its progress.
In March 2008, Baron Crespo was received by the Italian President
Giorgio Napolitano
together with the CEO
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
and the General Director Giorgio Zappa, at the end of the concerto for the 60th birth anniversary of the Italian arms manufacturer
Finmeccanica
.
[3]
In 1985, Baron resigned as a minister and became a member of the European Parliament after Spain joined the European Union (EU), or what was then the European Community (EC), in 1986. As early as 1987, he ran for President of the European Parliament, but after three rounds of voting was defeated by only five votes to his British opponent, Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb. On 25 July 1989 he was elected in the very first ballot as the youngest President of the European Parliament. He relinquished this office - as is customary in the European Parliament - after a two-and-a-half-year term.
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