José María Beneyto Pérez

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José María Beneyto Pérez, Spanish Deputy for the People's Party

Born the 24th October of 1956 in Valencia (Spain), José María Beneyto Pérez is a Spanish politician and a Deputy for the People's Party.

Political Career[edit]

Prof. Dr. Beneyto, elected Congressman in 2011, is the Popular Party’s Spokesman on Foreign Affairs in the Spanish Parliament. He is also the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and is Director of Policy Review for the Popular Party as well as a member of its Executive Committee.

Education[edit]

Prof. Dr. Beneyto received a Ph.D. in Law and a Ph.D. in Philosophy and History from the University of Münster (Germany). He graduated with a Masters in Law and International Relations from Harvard University in 1990, where he has been Visiting Scholar and Fellow of the Fulbright Foundation at the Center of European Studies. He also has a Business Administration degree from IESE Business School, Madrid. Prof. Beneyto is also Director of the Institute for European Studies at San Pablo CEU University, Professor in Public International Law and International Relations. He currently holds the Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union. He is also author and editor of books and articles on European and International Law, Economic Law, and International Relations. José María Beneyto Pérez is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Club. Prof. Dr. Beneyto often writes for "Diario Expansion", a Spanish newspaper focused on economics and markets. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of La Gaceta de los Negocios.

José María Beneyto Pérez is the Director of the Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Law firm in Brussels.

== External Links ==

Official website of the spanish Paliament, personal profil of José María Beneyto Pérez

Fundación Cosejo España-EEUU

Political Activity