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'''Manuel Marín González''' (born 21 October 1949) is a ], former President of the ]. He was a long-time member of the ], and President during the interim ] following the resignation of the ], of which he was a member. | |||
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'''Manuel Marín González''' (21 October 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a ], former President of the ]. He was a long-time member of the ], and acting president during the ] following the resignation of ]. He is considered the father of the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.es/20171205/obit-manuel-marin-father-of-erasmus-scheme|title=OBIT Manuel Marín: Father of Erasmus study abroad scheme|date=2017-12-05|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/news/world/-Manuel-Marin-dies/1068-4214884-141omal/index.html|title='Father' of EU's Erasmus study abroad programme dies|work=Daily Nation|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-UK}}</ref> | |||
==Early life and introduction to politics== | ==Early life and introduction to politics== | ||
Marín was born in ], Castile-La Mancha. He studied law at ], then went on to take a Diploma in European Community Law at ], France, and the ] at the ], ], Belgium. As from 1974 he was already a member of the ] (the PSOE) and in that connection he was elected in 1977 to the Spanish Congress of Deputies, and re-elected in 1979 and 1982, representing ]. It is in this context that his interest in European affairs began to show. During this period in the Congress, he was a member of both the Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees of the Congress and became Spokesman for the PSOE in the Foreign Affairs Committee. He also became International Policy Secretary of the Federal Committee of the PSOE and vice-chair of the ], as well as being a member of the ] from 1 January 1978 to 1 April 1983. | |||
==Marín and Europe== | ==Marín and Europe== | ||
] watch ] ] signing the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the ] in the ] on 12 June 1985]] | |||
⚫ | Following the Socialist success in the ] Marín joined the government as ] – effectively, as Chief Negotiator for Spain's admission to the ], a politically visible appointment because successful negotiations were seen as a seal of approval of Spain's transition from a dictatorship under Franco to a genuine parliamentary democracy. In this sense, the clear victory of the PSOE in the ] demonstrated the political maturity of the country, and gave Marín the political cards needed to demonstrate the importance, both to Spain and to Europe more widely, of Spanish membership. | ||
⚫ | The negotiations were successful, and on 1 January Spain joined the European Community at the same time as ]. Marín was nominated as Spain's first member of the ] and major Commissioner (larger countries at that time nominated two European Commissioners, generally one from the governing party and one from the Opposition<ref>The opposition member was Abel Matutes, from the ]</ref>); he was appointed a vice-president of the European Commission, which was the first Commission presided over by ]. Marín was given the portfolio of Social Affairs, Education and Employment – subjects which until his arrival (the mandate of the first ] had begun the previous year in 1985) had been handled by ]. Although Marín was responsible for a number of important initiatives (for example, he was the Commissioner responsible for the presentation of the proposal for the ], which still runs today and has acquired iconic status as a symbol of European integration), in many ways his initial priority was the successful integration of Spain into the life of the European Communities. | ||
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⚫ | Marín was reappointed into the second ] from 1989 to 1992, again as vice-president but this time with a portfolio which interested him more: development cooperation and the ]. Although these two may seem very disparate, the link between them lies in the fact that the fishing fleets of European Community Member States fished traditionally in the waters of many developing countries (in particular, the substantial Spanish fishing fleet did so) and in this period negotiations over compensation to those developing countries became inevitably linked to the European Community's wider development policy. During this mandate, Marín interested himself in relations with Africa and travelled widely there. | ||
⚫ | The negotiations were successful, and on 1 January Spain joined the European Community at the same time as ]. |
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⚫ | Marín was appointed in due course to the third ] (1993–1994<ref>This was a 2-year Commission only, in order to bring the Commission's mandate into line with that of the ]</ref>) with responsibility for development and cooperation, economic external relations with southern Mediterranean countries, Latin America, Asia, African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, and humanitarian aid. | ||
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⚫ | Marín's final term in the European Commission was in the ] from 1995 until 1999. Among the changes brought by the ] was the election of Commission Vice-presidents by Commission members (they had formerly been nominated by ] Governments jointly). Marín was one in a field of four candidates for two vice-president posts, and was elected behind ], defeating ] and ]. His initial portfolio in this mandate was External relations with Southern Mediterranean countries, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia (except Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) including development aid; in this period difficulties in implementing the EU's "Mediterranean strategy" under his leadership began to lead to complaints -never confirmed- of incompetence and of fraud. | ||
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⚫ | In late 1998 charges of incompetence, cronyism, nepotism and fraud against the ] increased. President ] fought off an attempt to dismiss the commission, but in January 1999 had to agree to the appointment of a so-called ] to examine the commission's accounts. Following the biting report of the group,<ref>available at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/experts/report1_en.htm</ref> which (among other things) criticised Marín for his lack of responsibility, the Santer Commission resigned en bloc on 15 March 1999. | ||
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⚫ | Marín's role in the downfall of the Santer Commission is still not clear. He has been strongly attacked without clear evidence for cronyism and nepotism in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/254960.stm |title=World: Europe MEPs reject censure motion |publisher=BBC News |date=14 January 1999 |accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref> But the Group of Experts largely cleared most members aside Cresson.<ref name="Aei.pitt.edu/2919/1/156.pdf_2021-03-25">{{Citation | url=http://aei.pitt.edu/2919/1/156.pdf| title=The Santer Commission Registration Crisis | newspaper=| date= | accessdate=2021-03-25}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | In late 1998 charges of incompetence, cronyism, nepotism and fraud against the ] increased. President ] fought off an attempt to dismiss the |
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⚫ | After ], Marín took over as interim President. Marín was charged with the interim presidency of the commission on a "care and maintenance" basis until a new Commission could be appointed. The Prodi Commission was eventually appointed in September of that year. | ||
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==Life after Europe== | ==Life after Europe== | ||
Following the appointment of the ] Marín returned to Spain. He was elected in ] for the PSOE in the general elections of 12 March 2000 and 14 March 2004. Following the latter he was elected as Speaker of the ].<ref>http://www.congreso.es/ingles/index.html</ref> He |
Following the appointment of the ] Marín returned to Spain. He was elected in ] for the PSOE in the general elections of 12 March 2000 and 14 March 2004. Following the latter he was elected as Speaker of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.congreso.es/ingles/index.html |title=Speaker's Welcoming Message |access-date=27 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427130858/http://www.congreso.es/ingles/index.html |archive-date=27 April 2006 |work=]}}</ref> He was also a member of the Global Commission on International Migration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcim.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412065244/http://www.gcim.org/en/ |archive-date=12 April 2011 |work=Global Commission on International Migration |access-date=3 August 2018 |title=About}}</ref> | ||
Manuel Marín |
Manuel Marín was married with two children. | ||
==Death== | |||
Marín died in Madrid on 4 December 2017 at the age of 68 from lung cancer.<ref>{{cite news |author=AFP News |author-link=AFP News |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/father-eus-erasmus-study-abroad-programme-manuel-marin-215116805.html |title='Father' of EU's Erasmus study abroad programme Manuel Marin dies |date=4 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=EFE |author-link=EFE |url=https://www.diariodelaltoaragon.es/NoticiasDetalle.aspx?Id=1094564 |title=Fallece Manuel Marín, negociador de la adhesión de España a la UE |date=4 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |newspaper=] |language=es |archive-date=7 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207053727/http://www.diariodelaltoaragon.es/NoticiasDetalle.aspx?Id=1094564 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Marcos |first=José |title=El expresidente del Congreso Manuel Marín muere a los 68 años |url=https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2017/12/04/actualidad/1512413429_748451.html |date=4 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |newspaper=] |publisher=Ediciones El País, Sociedad Limitada |location=Madrid |language=es}}</ref> | |||
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Spanish politician (1949–2017) For the art forger, see Manuel Marin (sculptor).In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marín and the second or maternal family name is González.
The Most ExcellentManuel Marín | |
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Marín in 1996 | |
Acting President of the European Commission | |
In office 15 March 1999 – 15 September 1999 | |
Vice President | Leon Brittan |
Preceded by | Jacques Santer |
Succeeded by | Romano Prodi |
President of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 8 April 2004 – 31 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Luisa Fernanda Rudi |
Succeeded by | José Bono |
European Commissioner for External Relations | |
In office 23 January 1995 – 15 September 1999 | |
President | Jacques Santer Himself (Acting) |
Preceded by | Hans van den Broek |
Succeeded by | Chris Patten |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 3 March 2000 – 9 March 2008 | |
In office 15 June 1977 – 29 June 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Manuel Marín González (1949-10-21)21 October 1949 Ciudad Real, Spain |
Died | 4 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 68) Madrid, Spain |
Political party | Socialist Workers' Party |
Manuel Marín González (21 October 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Spanish politician, former President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was a long-time member of the European Commission, and acting president during the Santer Commission following the resignation of Jacques Santer. He is considered the father of the Erasmus Programme.
Early life and introduction to politics
Marín was born in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. He studied law at Madrid's Complutense University, then went on to take a Diploma in European Community Law at Nancy University, France, and the Certificate of Advanced European Studies at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. As from 1974 he was already a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (the PSOE) and in that connection he was elected in 1977 to the Spanish Congress of Deputies, and re-elected in 1979 and 1982, representing Ciudad Real Province. It is in this context that his interest in European affairs began to show. During this period in the Congress, he was a member of both the Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees of the Congress and became Spokesman for the PSOE in the Foreign Affairs Committee. He also became International Policy Secretary of the Federal Committee of the PSOE and vice-chair of the Union of Socialist Parties of the European Community, as well as being a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1 January 1978 to 1 April 1983.
Marín and Europe
Following the Socialist success in the Spanish general elections of 1982 Marín joined the government as State Secretary for Relations with the European Communities – effectively, as Chief Negotiator for Spain's admission to the European Communities, a politically visible appointment because successful negotiations were seen as a seal of approval of Spain's transition from a dictatorship under Franco to a genuine parliamentary democracy. In this sense, the clear victory of the PSOE in the 1982 elections demonstrated the political maturity of the country, and gave Marín the political cards needed to demonstrate the importance, both to Spain and to Europe more widely, of Spanish membership.
The negotiations were successful, and on 1 January Spain joined the European Community at the same time as Portugal. Marín was nominated as Spain's first member of the European Commission and major Commissioner (larger countries at that time nominated two European Commissioners, generally one from the governing party and one from the Opposition); he was appointed a vice-president of the European Commission, which was the first Commission presided over by Jacques Delors. Marín was given the portfolio of Social Affairs, Education and Employment – subjects which until his arrival (the mandate of the first Delors Commission had begun the previous year in 1985) had been handled by Peter Sutherland. Although Marín was responsible for a number of important initiatives (for example, he was the Commissioner responsible for the presentation of the proposal for the Erasmus Programme, which still runs today and has acquired iconic status as a symbol of European integration), in many ways his initial priority was the successful integration of Spain into the life of the European Communities.
Marín was reappointed into the second Delors Commission from 1989 to 1992, again as vice-president but this time with a portfolio which interested him more: development cooperation and the Common Fisheries Policy. Although these two may seem very disparate, the link between them lies in the fact that the fishing fleets of European Community Member States fished traditionally in the waters of many developing countries (in particular, the substantial Spanish fishing fleet did so) and in this period negotiations over compensation to those developing countries became inevitably linked to the European Community's wider development policy. During this mandate, Marín interested himself in relations with Africa and travelled widely there.
Marín was appointed in due course to the third Delors Commission (1993–1994) with responsibility for development and cooperation, economic external relations with southern Mediterranean countries, Latin America, Asia, African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, and humanitarian aid.
Marín's final term in the European Commission was in the Santer Commission from 1995 until 1999. Among the changes brought by the Maastricht Treaty was the election of Commission Vice-presidents by Commission members (they had formerly been nominated by European Community Governments jointly). Marín was one in a field of four candidates for two vice-president posts, and was elected behind Leon Brittan, defeating Édith Cresson and Martin Bangemann. His initial portfolio in this mandate was External relations with Southern Mediterranean countries, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia (except Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) including development aid; in this period difficulties in implementing the EU's "Mediterranean strategy" under his leadership began to lead to complaints -never confirmed- of incompetence and of fraud.
In late 1998 charges of incompetence, cronyism, nepotism and fraud against the European Commission increased. President Jacques Santer fought off an attempt to dismiss the commission, but in January 1999 had to agree to the appointment of a so-called Committee of Independent Experts to examine the commission's accounts. Following the biting report of the group, which (among other things) criticised Marín for his lack of responsibility, the Santer Commission resigned en bloc on 15 March 1999.
Marín's role in the downfall of the Santer Commission is still not clear. He has been strongly attacked without clear evidence for cronyism and nepotism in the European Parliament. But the Group of Experts largely cleared most members aside Cresson.
After the resignation of the Santer Commission, Marín took over as interim President. Marín was charged with the interim presidency of the commission on a "care and maintenance" basis until a new Commission could be appointed. The Prodi Commission was eventually appointed in September of that year.
Life after Europe
Following the appointment of the Prodi Commission Marín returned to Spain. He was elected in Ciudad Real for the PSOE in the general elections of 12 March 2000 and 14 March 2004. Following the latter he was elected as Speaker of the Spanish Congress of Deputies. He was also a member of the Global Commission on International Migration.
Manuel Marín was married with two children.
Death
Marín died in Madrid on 4 December 2017 at the age of 68 from lung cancer.
References
- "OBIT Manuel Marín: Father of Erasmus study abroad scheme". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "'Father' of EU's Erasmus study abroad programme dies". Daily Nation. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- The opposition member was Abel Matutes, from the Popular Alliance party
- This was a 2-year Commission only, in order to bring the Commission's mandate into line with that of the European Parliament
- available at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/experts/report1_en.htm
- "World: Europe MEPs reject censure motion". BBC News. 14 January 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- The Santer Commission Registration Crisis (PDF), retrieved 25 March 2021
- "Speaker's Welcoming Message". Congreso de los Diputados. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
- "About". Global Commission on International Migration. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- AFP News (4 December 2017). "'Father' of EU's Erasmus study abroad programme Manuel Marin dies". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- EFE (4 December 2017). "Fallece Manuel Marín, negociador de la adhesión de España a la UE". Diario del AltoAragón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- Marcos, José (4 December 2017). "El expresidente del Congreso Manuel Marín muere a los 68 años". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones El País, Sociedad Limitada. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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New office | Spanish European Commissioner 1986–1999 Served alongside: Abel Matutes, Marcelino Oreja |
Succeeded byLoyola de Palacio |
Preceded byHans van den Broek | European Commissioner for External Relations 1995–1999 |
Succeeded byChris Patten |
Preceded byJacques Santer | President of the European Commission Acting 1999 |
Succeeded byRomano Prodi |
Preceded byLuisa Fernanda Rudi | President of the Congress of Deputies 2004–2008 |
Succeeded byJosé Bono |
European Commissioners from Spain | ||
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- 1949 births
- 2017 deaths
- College of Europe alumni
- Complutense University of Madrid alumni
- Members of the constituent Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 2nd Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 8th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Nancy-Université alumni
- People from Ciudad Real
- Presidents of the Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Presidents of the European Commission
- Spanish European commissioners
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians
- Deaths from lung cancer in Spain
- European commissioners (1985–1988)
- Secretaries of State of Spain
- Alumni of the Erasmus Programme
- Erasmus Programme