Juan Espadas
Mayor of Seville, Spain
TRAINING
- Lawyer. Illustrious Bar Association of Seville. Collegiate since 1990.
- Degree in Law. Sevilla University. 1989
- Diploma in European Community Law. University of Seville. 1989
- Master in Environmental Policy and Management. University Carlos III of Madrid. 1994
- Diploma in Senior Business Management. San Telmo Institute. 1999
- Diploma in Senior Management of Leading Companies. San Telmo Institute. 2009
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
- Chief of Staff of the President of the Environment Agency of the Junta de Andalucía. 1990-1994
- Chief of Staff of the Minister of the Environment of the Junta de Andalucía. 1994 - 1996
- Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Education and Science. 1996 - 1997
- Secretary General of Planning of the Public Environmental Management Company (EGMASA) of the Junta de Andalucía. 1997-2000
- General Director of Prevention and Environmental Quality of the Ministry of the Environment of the Junta de Andalucía. 2000 - 2004
- President of EGMASA (Empresa de Gestión Medioambiental SA). 2004-2008
POLITICAL MANAGEMENT
- Re-elected mayor of Seville 2019-2023.
- Mayor of Seville 2015-2019.
- Spokesperson for the Municipal Socialist Group in the Seville City Council during the 2011-2015 term.
- Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union.
- President of the Network of Cities for the Climate of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.
- President of the AVE Cities Network.
- Member of the WTTC.
- Member of the bureau of the European Covenant of Mayors against climate change, Covenant of Mayors.
- Member of ARLEM, Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly of the European Union and its Mediterranean partners.
- Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Junta de Andalucía 2004-2008.
- Councilor for Housing and Territorial Planning of the Junta de Andalucía and President of the Public Land Company of Andalusia (EPSA). 2008-2010.
- Senator in the Cortes Generales for the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. 2010-2013. Vice President of the Commission for the Environment and Climate Change.
- Secretary of Coordination in Seville and the Metropolitan Area in the Provincial Executive of the PSOE of Seville.
COMPLEMENTARY PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
- President of the ANDANATURA Foundation and Vice President of the DOÑANA 21 Foundation between 2004 and 2008.
- Vice President of the Andalusian Council for the Environment and the Andalusian Council for Biodiversity between 2004 and 2008.
- President of the Andalusian Regional and Urban Planning Commission between 2008 and 2010.
- Director of the Social Council of the University of Seville from July 2013 to the present.
- Member of the National Climate Council (2002 to 2008) and Member of the Permanent Commission that prepared the Spanish Climate Change Strategy (2004).
- Coordinator of the Monitoring Committee and Scientific Panel of the Andalusian Strategy on Climate Change from 2002 to 2008.
- He has collaborated as a Professor for several years in various Masters in Environmental Law and Management at the Universities of Seville and Carlos III of Madrid, Andalusia Business School, Industrial Organization School, etc. and participates in forums, courses and congresses on Climate Change, Sustainability and Land Management.
- He has published numerous articles in Books, Press and Specialized Magazines on environmental matters and Sustainable Development.