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José María Mendiluce Pereiro

ホセ・マリア・メンディルセ・ペレイロ

Jose Maria Mendiluce Pereiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-04-14 (Madrid, Spain)
Died
2015-11-28 (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) age 64
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Madrid, Spain → Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain → Yugoslavia (while working for the United Nations)

Career

Occupations
writer, politician
Active Years
1994-2015
Affiliations
United Nations
Memberships
Member of the European Parliament

Education

Complutense University of Madrid
Country: Spain

Awards

Creu de Sant Jordi
1996
Organization: Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya)
Result: 受賞
Premio Planeta de Novela (2nd prize)
1998
Organization: Grupo Planeta
Result: 第2位

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

José María Mendiluce was a Spanish writer and politician who served as a United Nations representative during the Yugoslav conflicts. He represented Spain in the European Parliament from 1994 to 2004, received the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1996 and the 2nd prize of the Premio Planeta in 1998. He came out publicly in 2003 and died in 2015.

Trivia

  • Came out as gay in 2003.
  • Served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2004.
  • Worked as a United Nations representative during the Yugoslav conflicts.
  • Received the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1996 and the 2nd prize of the Premio Planeta in 1998.