Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

MEP - member

Ms Izaskun Bilbao Barandica is currently a Member of the European Parliament. She is the Vice chair of Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community.  She is also Member of Committee on Transport and Tourism and Committee on Fisheries. Substitute on Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Delegation with USA.

Izaskun has held a number of positions which range from being a Member of Bermeo town council with responsibilities in the fields of town planning and culture (until 1991) to Director of services in the Basque Government's Department of Culture and City secretary controller in the town of Kortezubi (1996) and other roles.

She later performed roles as Member of the Basque Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, and member of the Committee on Institutions and Home Affairs, the Committee on Industry, Trade and Tourism, the Committee on Women and Youth, and the Committee on the Control of Reserved Expenditure (7th parliamentary term) until 2005. Izaskun possesses a degree in law (from Deusto University) and an MBA (University of Basque Country).