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LEOPOLDO ORTIZ CLIMENT,
Agronomist, trained at the
“Escuela Técnica
Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos”,
Valencia, 1968. Specializing
in Food and Agriculture Industries.
Advanced and
broadening university background:
•
Refrigeration Engineer by
the “Institut Français
Du Froid Industriel”
CNAM Paris (1968/69)
• Course at the Université
de La Sorbonne (Paris) :
« École Pratique
d’Hautes Études
» - Economy and Sociology
Section (1968/68)
• Diploma at the Università
di Bologna CRIOF (Italy
1969/1970)
• Foreign Trade Diploma
by the “Escuela de
Alta Dirección y
Administración”
(EADA), Barcelona(1971/72)
Professional
Practice:
•
Technical Manager of the
“Systems Department”
of Pascual Hermanos S.A.
(1970/71)
• Assistant Lecturer
at “Escuela Técnica
Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos
de Valencia” (1970/71
y 1971/72)
• Ministry of Agriculture
Delegate to the Embassy
of London for the United
Kingdom and Ireland (1972/76)
• Delegate to the
Management Committee for
Citrus Fruit Exportation
to the United Kingdom and
Ireland, attached to the
Embassies of London and
Dublin (1976/78)
• Delegate to the
Management Committee for
Citrus Fruit Exportation,
in Brussels for the CEE
and attached to the Embassies
of Brussels, The Hague and
Paris (1978/82)
• Director General
to the Management Committee
for Citrus Fruit Exportation
(1982/89)
• Founder of “Empresa
de Imagen, Comunicación
y Relaciones Públicas
S.A.” (Company for
Image, Communication and
Public Relations) (1988/92)
International
Cooperation and Representation
•
Member of the Advisory Committee
on Agricultural Structures
at the EEC Commission on
Agriculture (1983/84/85)
• Member of the CSA,
Food and Agriculture Commission
of NATO (1985/86/87)
• Member of the EEC
negotiating Commission of
the GATT (1978/93)
• Order of Agricultural
Merit awarded by HM King
D. Juan Carlos I in 1981,
on a proposal from the Minister
of Agriculture by his professional
work at the promotion and
development of the Food
and Agriculture Association.
Political Activity:
•
Member of the European Parliament
elected in June 1989, until
June 1993:
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Member of 4 Commissions:
“Food, Agriculture
and Fisheries”,
“Regional Policy
and Regional Planning”,
“External Economic
Relations”, “Economic
and Monetary”.
- Member of the Parliamentary
Delegations with China
and Australia.
- Author of the following
Project Appraisals on
a proposal from the European
Parliament: “Cohesion
Fund”, “Treaty
on the Association of
Romania to the European
Union”, “Regional
development plan for Greece”
• Since June 1993,
Member of Parliament at
the Congress of Deputies
(Madrid) representing the
Popular Party (PP):
-
President of the “Commission
on Infrastructures and
Environment” of
the Spanish Congress
•
Since 3 March 1996 to January
2000, elected Senator representing
PP for Valencia
He is the General Manager
of CODAPA Engineering &
Management S.L. since it was
established in 1968, with
the immediate objective of
increasing International Cooperation,
be it through the European
Union, International Monetary
Fund, World Bank, or between
different countries. We might
also cooperate in these activities
with other Engineering and
Consultancy Firms from other
countries.
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