{{short description|Spanish politician (born 1975)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Eider Gardiazabal Rubial | native_name = | native_name_lang = | honorific_suffix = | image = Member of the European Parliament Eider Gardiazabal Rubial.jpg | image_size = | alt = Eider Gardiazabal Rubial in 2022 | caption = | order = | office = [[Member of the European Parliament]] | term_start = 14 July 2009 | term_end = | alongside = | constituency = [[Spain (European Parliament constituency)|Spain]] | predecessor = | successor = | majority = | prior_term = | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|12 July 1975}} | birth_place = [[Bilbao]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], [[Spain]] | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = | party = [[Spanish Socialist Workers Party]] | other_party = | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Politician | profession = | known_for = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = <!-- For civilian awards - appears as "Awards" if |mawards= is not set --> | signature = | website = }}

'''Eider Gardiazabal Rubial''' is a Spanish politician of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96991/EIDER_GARDIAZABAL+RUBIAL_history.html|title=Home &#124; MEPs &#124; European Parliament}}</ref> who has been serving as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] since the [[2009 European Parliament election|2009 elections]].

==Political career== Since joining the European Parliament, Gardiazabal Rubial has been serving as a member of the [[Committee on Budgets]]. She is also her parliamentary group's coordinator on the committee.<ref>Koert Debeuf (November 22, 2019), [https://euobserver.com/who-is-who/146458 The EU debate on its own resources] ''[[EUobserver]]''.</ref> In this capacity, she was the parliament's [[rapporteur]] on the [[Budget of the European Union|2015 budget]] (along with [[Monika Hohlmeier]]) and on the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe|COVID-19 pandemic]] recovery fund in 2020 (along with [[Siegfried Mureşan]] and [[Dragoș Pîslaru]]).<ref>Bjarke Smith-Meyer, (August 19, 2020), [https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-faces-clash-over-recovery-funds-as-parliament-seeks-a-role/ Coronavirus recovery fund clash looms as MEPs demand a say] ''[[Politico Europe]]''.</ref> In 2019, she drafted (together with [[Petri Sarvamaa]]) legislation on cutting EU funds to [[Member state of the European Union|member states]] that undermine the [[rule of law]].<ref>Monique Agius (January 18, 2019), [https://www.newsbook.com.mt/artikli/2019/01/18/ep-backs-plans-to-cut-funds-to-member-states-who-weaken-the-rule-of-law/?lang=en EP backs plans to cut funds to member states who weaken the rule of law] ''Newsbook''.</ref><ref>Jennifer Rankin (January 17, 2019), [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/17/meps-back-rule-of-law-plans-freeze-funds-to-corrupt-eu-states MEPs back plans to cut funds for EU states who weaken rule of law] ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref>

In addition to her committee assignments, Gardiazabal Rubial is a member of the delegation to the [[ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly]]. She is also part of the [[Spinelli Group]],<ref>[https://thespinelligroup.eu/board-members/ Board & Members] [[Spinelli Group]].</ref> the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]]<ref>[http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/about/members/ Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327004733/http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/about/members/ |date=2019-03-27 }} European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.</ref> and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_13_Integrity_20151112.pdf Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)] [[European Parliament]].</ref>

==Personal life== Her mother [[Lentxu Rubial]] and grandfather [[Ramón Rubial]] were both members of the [[Senate of Spain]] ([[Biscay (Senate constituency)|Biscay constituency]]) representing the PSOE, the latter also serving as president of the party between 1976 and 1999.

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