Sira Rego

Sira Abed Rego (born 20 November 1973)[1] is a Spanish politician affiliated with United Left (IU), who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[2] In that capacity she was nominated as European United Left–Nordic Green Left's candidate for President of the European Parliament,[3] placing fourth in the election held on 3 July 2019.[4][5][6]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abed and the second or maternal family name is Rego.

Sira Rego
MEP
Rego in 2019
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Preceded byEstefanía Torres Martínez
ConstituencySpain
Personal details
Born (1973-11-20) 20 November 1973
Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political party

References
  1. "Comisión Colegiada | IZQUIERDA UNIDA". 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019.
  2. "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España". La Vanguardia. 26 May 2019.
  3. "Sira Rego is the Left's candidate for EU Parliament Presidency". New Europe. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. "David Sassoli elected President of the European Parliament". News: European Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.


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