Ana Miranda Paz
Ana Miranda Paz | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 5 September 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Pernando Barrena |
| Constituency | Spain |
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In office 1 January 2012 – 9 July 2013 |
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| Constituency | Spain |
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In office 28 February 2018 – 1 July 2019 |
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| Constituency | Spain |
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| Born | 2 May 1971 (age 52) Cuntis, Galicia, Spain |
| Political party | Galician Nationalist Bloc |
| Other political affiliations |
Europe of the Peoples–Greens, The Peoples Decide |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ana Maria Miranda Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana miˈɾanda ˈpaθ]) is a Galician politician of the Galician Nationalist Bloc. She has served thrice in the European Parliament.
Career in the European Parliament
2009 European Parliament election
Miranda was on the list of the Europe of the Peoples–Greens electoral alliance in the 2009 European elections. The alliance won a single seat which was held first by Oriol Junqueras of ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia). Miranda joined the European Parliament in January 2012 after Junqueras stood down. She served until 2013.
2014 European Parliament election
In the 2014 European elections, Miranda stood on the list of The Peoples Decide alliance. The alliance won a single seat which it was decided to allocate on a rotative basis to Ana Miranda and Josu Juaristi. The latter candidate, a member of EH Bildu, held the seat first. Miranda took over the seat in February 2018, joining the parliamentary group of the Greens/European Free Alliance in March.
2019 European Parliament election
In the 2019 election the Galician nationalists were allied with the electoral coalition Ahora Repúblicas, which included ERC, EH Bildu and some other minor nationalist parties as well. The coalition obtained 3 seats, which will be held rotatively, with Ana Miranda set to hold a seat for the last 3.5 years of the Parliament.
She replaced Pernando Barrena in September 2022.