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Josep Borrell

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Josep Borrell Fontelles (Western Catalan: [dʒuˈzɛb boˈreʎ fonˈteʎes]; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician who served as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007 and as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation from 2018 to 2019. Born and raised in the Catalan village of La Pobla de Segur, Borrell is an aeronautical engineer and economist by training as well as a professor of mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josep Borrell is the 1,801st most popular politician (down from 689th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Spain (down from 64th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Spanish Politician.

Josep Borrell is most famous for being the president of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Josep Borrell ranks 1,801 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward, King of Portugal, Anitta, Æthelred the Unready, Lü Buwei, Stephen V of Hungary, and John Kerry. After him are Maymunah bint al-Harith, Necho II, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, José Manuel Barroso, Shivaji, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Josep Borrell ranks 37. Before him are Gerd Binnig, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Paco de Lucía, France Gall, Michael Levitt, and Michael Porter. After him are Linda B. Buck, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin Farrell, Tom Clancy, Roger D. Kornberg, and Sam Neill.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Borrell ranks 136 out of 3,355. Before him are Peter of Castile (1334), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Francisco Suárez (1548), Paco de Lucía (1947), Ibn Hazm (994), and Josemaría Escrivá (1902). After him are Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Henry II of Navarre (1503), Diego de Almagro (1475), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), and Jacinto Benavente (1866).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Josep Borrell ranks 38. Before him are Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Pelagius of Asturias (685), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913), Manuel Azaña (1880), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), and Peter of Castile (1334). After him are Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Henry II of Navarre (1503), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), and Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155).

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