# Eider Gardiazabal

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Spanish politician (born 1975)

Eider Gardiazabal Rubial Member of the European Parliament Incumbent Assumed office 14 July 2009 Constituency Spain Personal details Born 12 July 1975 (1975-07-12) (age 50) Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain Party Spanish Socialist Workers Party Occupation Politician

**Eider Gardiazabal Rubial** is a Spanish politician of the [Spanish Socialist Workers' Party](/source/Spanish_Socialist_Workers'_Party) (PSOE)[1] who has been serving as a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) since the [2009 elections](/source/2009_European_Parliament_election).

## Political career

Since joining the European Parliament, Gardiazabal Rubial has been serving as a member of the [Committee on Budgets](/source/Committee_on_Budgets). She is also her parliamentary group's coordinator on the committee.[2] In this capacity, she was the parliament's [rapporteur](/source/Rapporteur) on the [2015 budget](/source/Budget_of_the_European_Union) (along with [Monika Hohlmeier](/source/Monika_Hohlmeier)) and on the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Europe) recovery fund in 2020 (along with [Siegfried Mureşan](/source/Siegfried_Mure%C5%9Fan) and [Dragoș Pîslaru](/source/Drago%C8%99_P%C3%AEslaru)).[3] In 2019, she drafted (together with [Petri Sarvamaa](/source/Petri_Sarvamaa)) legislation on cutting EU funds to [member states](/source/Member_state_of_the_European_Union) that undermine the [rule of law](/source/Rule_of_law).[4][5]

In addition to her committee assignments, Gardiazabal Rubial is a member of the delegation to the [ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly](/source/ACP%E2%80%93EU_Joint_Parliamentary_Assembly). She is also part of the [Spinelli Group](/source/Spinelli_Group),[6] the [European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights](/source/European_Parliament_Intergroup_on_LGBT_Rights)[7] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).[8]

## Personal life

Her mother [Lentxu Rubial](/source/Lentxu_Rubial) and grandfather [Ramón Rubial](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_Rubial) were both members of the [Senate of Spain](/source/Senate_of_Spain) ([Biscay constituency](/source/Biscay_(Senate_constituency))) representing the PSOE, the latter also serving as president of the party between 1976 and 1999.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Home | MEPs | European Parliament"](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96991/EIDER_GARDIAZABAL+RUBIAL_history.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Koert Debeuf (November 22, 2019), [The EU debate on its own resources](https://euobserver.com/who-is-who/146458) *[EUobserver](/source/EUobserver)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bjarke Smith-Meyer, (August 19, 2020), [Coronavirus recovery fund clash looms as MEPs demand a say](https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-faces-clash-over-recovery-funds-as-parliament-seeks-a-role/) *[Politico Europe](/source/Politico_Europe)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Monique Agius (January 18, 2019), [EP backs plans to cut funds to member states who weaken the rule of law](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) *Newsbook*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Jennifer Rankin (January 17, 2019), [MEPs back plans to cut funds for EU states who weaken rule of law](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/17/meps-back-rule-of-law-plans-freeze-funds-to-corrupt-eu-states) *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Board & Members](https://thespinelligroup.eu/board-members/) [Spinelli Group](/source/Spinelli_Group).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Members](http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/about/members/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190327004733/http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/about/members/) 2019-03-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_13_Integrity_20151112.pdf) [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament).

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