Andoni Monforte
Spanish politician (born 1946)
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Andoni Monforte Arregui (born 12 June 1946) is a Spanish politician and lawyer from the Basque Country. He served in the Congress of Deputies and the European Parliament as a member of the Basque Nationalist Party.
- Ramón Rubial
(1978 – May 1979) - Carlos Garaikoetxea
(May 1979 – 1980)
Andoni Monforte | |
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Official portrait as MEP | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1986 – 5 July 1987 | |
| Constituency | Spain |
| Minister of Health of the Basque General Council | |
| In office 24 February 1978 – 9 April 1980 | |
| President |
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| Succeeded by | Jesús Javier Aguirre |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 15 June 1977 – 23 April 1986 | |
| Constituency | Gipuzkoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio Monforte Arregui 12 June 1946 Mallabia, Spain |
| Party | EAJ/PNV |
Biography
Monforte was born in Mallabia, in the province of Biscay. He studied law at the University of Valencia and from 1972 to 1977 worked as a lawyer for the Mondragon Corporation.[1] A member of the Basque Nationalist Party, Monforte was elected to the Congress of Deputies in 1977, 1979 and 1982.[2] In the run-up to the 1986 NATO membership referendum he stated that the origins of the organization were closely linked to democracy, and advocated for a common European defense policy.[3]
He also served as Minister of Health of the Basque General Council (the predecessor of the current Basque Government) from 1978 to 1980.[4] In December 1985 he was elected by the Cortes Generales as one of the sixty members of the European Parliament for Spain until an election could be held.[5] He served from January 1986 to July 1987.[6]
