Joaquin Almunia
Joaquin Almunia
Joaquín Almunia Amannis a Spanish politician and formerly, prominent member of the European Commission. During his tenure in the two Barroso Commissions, he was European commissioner responsible for economic and monetary affairsand, subsequently, vice-president and the European Commissioner for Competition. Previously, he had been Spanish Minister for Employmentand Public Administrations. From 1997 to 2000, he was the leader of the opposition as secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, standing in and losing the 2000 Spanish general election against...