Josep Borrell

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'''Josep Borrell Fontelles''' ({{IPA|ca|dʒuˈzɛb boˈreʎ fonˈteʎes|label=Western Catalan:}}; 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 (Spain)|Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation]] from 2018 to 2019.

'''Josep Borrell Fontelles'''{{efn|{{IPA|ca|dʒuˈzɛb boˈreʎ fonˈteʎes|label=Western Catalan pronunciation:}}}} (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 (Spain)|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. He entered politics in the 1970s as a member of the PSOE during [[Spanish transition to democracy|Spain's transition to democracy]], and went on to serve in several positions during the governments of [[Felipe González]], first within the Ministry of Economy and Finance as General Secretary for the Budget and Public Spending (1982–1984) and [[Secretary of State for Finance]] (1984–1991), then joining the [[Council of Ministers (Spain)|Council of Ministers]] as [[Ministry of Development (Spain)|Minister of Public Works and Transport]] (1991–1996). In the opposition after the 1996 election, Borrell unexpectedly won the PSOE primary in 1998 and became [[Leader of the Opposition (Spain)|Leader of the Opposition]] and the designated prime ministerial candidate of the party until he resigned in 1999. He then switched to European politics, becoming a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) during the 2004–2009 legislative period and serving as [[President of the European Parliament]] for the first half of the term.

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. He entered politics in the 1970s as a member of the PSOE during [[Spanish transition to democracy|Spain's transition to democracy]], and went on to serve in several positions during the governments of [[Felipe González]], first within the Ministry of Economy and Finance as General Secretary for the Budget and Public Spending (1982–1984) and [[Secretary of State for Finance]] (1984–1991), then joining the [[Council of Ministers (Spain)|Council of Ministers]] as [[Ministry of Development (Spain)|Minister of Public Works and Transport]] (1991–1996). In the opposition after the 1996 election, Borrell unexpectedly won the PSOE primary in 1998 and became [[Leader of the Opposition (Spain)|Leader of the Opposition]] and the designated prime ministerial candidate of the party until he resigned in 1999. He then switched to European politics, becoming a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) during the 2004–2009 legislative period and serving as [[President of the European Parliament]] for the first half of the term.

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