Juan Antonio Abad Pérez
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Juan Antonio Abad Pérez (Arnedo La Rioja, September 2, 1958), is a Spanish politician, economist and member of the People's Party. He is currently Mayor of his home town Arnedo, La Rioja. He is a Deputy in the Congress of Deputies and is also a member of the territorial Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.
Political Career
He entered the world of politics as a member of the People's Party. Years later he began managing the municipal People's Party which was launched in 2003. He was elected Mayor of the town Arnedo and was re-elected with an absolute majority in the next election. In the same year of his first election he was a candidate for Congress for the elections to the Parliament of La Rioja in 2003. He managed to get a seat for the V, VI Legislature. Later, he left his seat in the Rioja regional parliament and won a seat in the House of Representatives after being introduced as the PP candidate for the general elections in Spain in 2011. On 13th December 2011, he was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility. He is currently a member of the Committee of Economy and Competitiveness, Employment and Safety Social, and is also secretary of the Committee on Finance and Public Administration. Since April 25 2012, he he has been a member of the Territorial Council of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.
Education
He graduated in Economics from the Catholic Institute of Business Administration (iCade) in the city of Madrid. After completing his studies he began working as an economist.
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