Spanish champion
By Peter O'Donnell - 20.12.2012 / 05:36 CET
Alejo Vidal-Quadras has been making a lot of noise about Catalonia
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Alejo Vidal-Quadras, as seen by Marco Villard.
Fact file
CV
1945: Born, Barcelona
1975: PhD in physics, Autonomous University of Barcelona (AUB)
1984-92: Director of the Radiation Physics Laboratory, AUB
1988-: Professor of atomic and nuclear physics, AUB
1987-91: Member of Barcelona city council
1988-96: Member of Catalan parliament
1991-96: President, Catalan Partido Popular
1993-96: Member, national executive committee Partido Popular
1995-99: Representative of Barcelona in the Spanish Senate
1999-: MEP
1999-: Vice President of the European Parliament
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