Josep Pons Grau
Josep Pons Grau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
| In office 1 January 1986 – 19 July 1999 | |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies for Valencia | |
| In office 22 March 1983 – 23 April 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Romero González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josep Enric Pons Grau 19 June 1948 |
| Died | 12 June 2024 (aged 75) |
| Party | PSPV–PSOE |
| Education | University of Valencia |
| Occupation | Academic |
Josep Enric Pons Grau (19 June 1948 – 12 June 2024) was a Spanish politician. A member of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country, he served in the Congress of Deputies from 1983 to 1986[1] and the European Parliament from 1986 to 1999.[2][3][4]
Pons Grau died on 12 June 2024, at the age of 75.[5]
Early life and education
Pons Grau earned a degree (licenciatura) in Philosophy and Letters, specializing in History, from the University of Valencia, and worked as a secondary-school teacher.[1] According to an encyclopedic biography, he began teaching at the Salesianos school in Valencia in 1974 and, during his student years, participated in the founding of the Democratic Students' Union at the University of Valencia.[6]
Political and cultural activity
He joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) during the 1970s, at a time when it operated clandestinely under the Franco dictatorship.[6] In the Congress of Deputies, he served as a member (vocal) of the Defence Commission, the Foreign Affairs Commission, and the parliamentary oversight commission for Spanish public broadcasting (RTVE).[1]
In the European Parliament, he was Vice-Chair of the Committee on External Economic Relations (1987–1989).[2] From 1992 to 1999, he served as a Vice-Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the ACP–EEC/ACP–EU Joint Assembly and held related committee and delegation assignments during his third and fourth terms.[3][4]
Outside parliamentary politics, a Valencian reference work on the festival history credits him as director of the first four editions of Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani (1980–1983), describing the event as a municipal cultural initiative and noting that he stepped down from the festival’s leadership after becoming a member of parliament in 1983.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Pons Grau, José Enrique". Congreso de los Diputados (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help) - ^ a b "Josep E. PONS GRAU: 2nd parliamentary term". European Parliament.
- ^ a b "Josep E. PONS GRAU: 3rd parliamentary term)". European Parliament.
- ^ a b "Josep E. PONS GRAU: 4th parliamentary term)". European Parliament.
- ^ Sapena, Sergi (13 June 2024). "Luto en el PSOE: Fallece el vallero Josep Pons Grau". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Gandia. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "José Enrique Pons Grau". Gran Enciclopedia España (in Spanish). Grupo Enciclo. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani (Valencia, 1980–2011)" (PDF). Diccionario del Audiovisual Valenciano (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2026.