ELENA VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO Member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies Socialist spokeswoman in the Foreign Affairs Committee PSOE Secretary of International Policy and Cooperation _____________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH: 18/09/1960 PLACE OF BIRTH: Madrid POLITICAL PARTY: Partido Socialista Obrero Español – PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party Political Activities • Head of the Federal Election Committee (since June 2011) for the General Election Campaign. • Deputy Coordinator and Spokesperson of the Federal Election Committee for the Local and Regional Elections 2011, and Deputy Coordinator of the Federal Election Committee for the European Elections 2009. • Secretary of International Policy and Cooperation at the PSOE Federal Executive Board (since July 2008) • Secretary of International Relations at the PSOE Federal Executive Board (from March 2007 to July 2008) • Member of the PSOE Federal Committee (since 2000) • Member of the PSOE Political Commission from March to July 2000. • Member of the Spanish Young Socialists since 1975 and member of the PSOE since 1978. Parliamentary Activities • Member of the Parliament (Congreso) (since March 2008) - Socialist spokeswoman in the Foreign Affairs Committee - Member of the Congress Permanent Deputation • Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Group (from 1999 to 2008) - Joint Secretary-General and spokesperson of the Spanish Socialist delegation in the European Parliament. - Socialist spokesperson of the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the EP. Author of the report on EU Dialogues and Consultation on Human Rights with third countries. - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs - Member of the Committee on Development - Member of the temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners - Member of the Delegation for the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific)-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. Author of the report on the elementary education for girls in ACP Countries. - Member of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. Author of the report that recognised that the extirpation of the female genitalia is a serious violation of human rights. Rapporteur for the report about the fight against the trafficking of women. Associative and political activities • Chairwoman of the "Mujeres" Foundation (since 1999) • Member of the jury for ‘European Woman’ (2002, 2004) • Board member of ‘European Movement’ (Movimiento Europeo) (since 2004) • European Women's Lobby Spanish Coordinator (1992-1994) • Director of the Young Women Employment Centre (1990-1994). • Foundation member and first chair of the " Mujeres Jóvenes" association (1984- 1990) Other relevant information • Frequently publishing in El País, Spanish national newspaper • "MEP of the Year” in 2005 and 2007, awarded by the Spanish Association of Parliamentary Journalists • Trámite Parlamentario Award (6th edition, 2007) for the European Parliament Valenciano report on the functioning of EU Human Rights dialogues and consultations with third countries. • Author of the book Las mujeres de los 90 (Ed-Morata) • Director of the journal Revista Jóvenas (1990-1994) Studies • Political Sciences at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid • Law at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid • Baccalauréat. French Licée of Madrid • Languages: - French: bilingual - English: very good command - Italian: conversational - Portuguese: conversational .