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Spanish politician (born 1949)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuevas and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

Antonio Cuevas Delgado (Puente Ganil, Spain, 7 May 1949) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Early life and education

Cuevas studied at the University of Seville and became a technical architect.

Career

In the late 1960s Cuevas was a Trade Union activist for the Unión General de Trabajadores, which at that time was illegal under the Francoist State.

In the 1986 general election, Cuevas was elected to the Spanish Congress representing Seville. He was re-elected at all subsequent elections in 1989, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.

Cuevas was one of the earliest members of the reformist pro-capitalist "New Way" (nueva via) current within the PSOE which propelled leading member José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to power. He is a strong supporter of a single energy market for Europe

Other activities

Personal life

Cuevas is married with three children.

References

  1. Biography at Spanish Congress site
  2. El Mundo 6 August 2000
  3. El Economista 13 September 2006
  4. Antonio Cuevas Indra Sistemas.


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