Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé
Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé is a Spanish diplomat and politician.[1]
Background
Moratinos was born in Madrid on 8 June 1951 and studied at the Madrid French Lyceum. He graduated in Law and Political Sciences at the University Complutense in Madrid, and then in Diplomatic Studies at the Spanish Diplomatic School.[1]
Diplomatic career
Moratinos joined Spain’s diplomatic service in March 1977. he served as head of the Coordination Section for Eastern Europe between 1977 and 1980. From late 1980 to 1984, he was appointed First Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in Yugoslavia, serving as chargé d’affaires during his last three years. Between 1984 and 1987, he was political advisor in Rabat.[1]
He served as General Deputy Director for Northern Africa 1987-1991, and then Director of the Institute of Cooperation with the Arab World 1991-1993. He then served as General Director of Foreign Policy for Africa and the Middle East from 1993 to 1996, and was involved in the organisation of the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid in 1992. He served as Spain’s Ambassador in Israel from July to December 1996, before being appointed by EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, from December 1996 to June 2003.[1]
Political career
Moratinos was elected member of Parliament on the lists of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) for the constituency of Córdoba. On the 18 April 2004 to 20 October 2010, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. During his term, he held the presidency of the United Nations Security Council and the chairmanships-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe and the Council of the European Union.[1]
