Andrés Herzog

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Preceded byRosa Díez
Succeeded byGorka Maneiro
PresidentRosa Díez
Andrés Herzog
Spokesperson of Union, Progress and Democracy
In office
11 July 2015  16 January 2016
DeputyGorka Maneiro
Preceded byRosa Díez
Succeeded byGorka Maneiro
Deputy Spokesperson of Union, Progress and Democracy
In office
26 September 2007  11 July 2015
PresidentRosa Díez
Preceded byFirst holder
Succeeded byGorka Maneiro
Personal details
BornAndrés Gustavo Herzog Sánchez
(1974-01-21) 21 January 1974 (age 52)
PartyUnion, Progress and Democracy

Andrés Gustavo Herzog Sánchez (born 21 January 1974) is a Spanish lawyer and politician who was the spokesperson of the centrist[1] party Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD).

Herzog was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, and is the son of Carlos Herzog, a fur merchant of Polish-Jewish descent. His household observed neither Basque nor Jewish traditions. He graduated in Law from the University of Navarre, and trialled for representing Spain at Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Herzog worked for the law firm Garrigues.[2] Upon reading their initial manifesto in 2007, he joined UPyD.[2]

In July 2015, he was voted as the party's new spokesperson after the resignation of Rosa Díez. He refused an electoral pact with fellow centrists Citizens.[3]

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