Domènec Ruiz Devesa (born 1978) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2024.
Political career Ruiz Devesa started his political career as an economic policy advisor to Jonás Fernández Álvarez, a member of the European Parliament since 2014. Together they co-edited a book on Charlemagne and the European Union.
In 2019, Ruiz Devesa was elected as an MEP, and worked in the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. In 2021 he was appointed as a member of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe European Parliament. In 2022, he was the parliament's rapporteur on a proposal for an overhaul of European election rules that would give all EU citizens aged 18 and older a greater role in choosing the Commission president, allow them to vote for pan-European MEPs and choose postal voting.Victor Jack (3 May 2022), European Parliament votes in favor of reforming EU elections Politico Europe.
In addition to his committee assignments, Ruiz Devesa was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament. the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights,Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights. the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade UnionsIntergroup on Trade Unions European Parliament. and the Spinelli Group.Board & Members Spinelli Group. Ruiz Devesa suggested that the European Central Bank could consider helicopter money.Ruiz Devesa, Domenec, Pedro Marques, Guy Verhofstadt, Salvatore De Meo, José Gusmão, Jonas Fernández, Sandro Gozi, and Philippe Lamberts, “Written Question to ECB President on Helicopter Money”, November 6, 2020.Lagarde, Christine. Letter to Domenec Ruiz Devesa, “Letter from the ECB President on Monetary Policy”, November 25, 2022. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/ecb.mepletter221125_Devesa~be9008d61e.en.pdf.
In 2024 he was not included in the Electoral Lists and ceased to be an MEP at the start of the New European Parliament.
He is the presumptive nominee of his political party (PSOE) for being major in his birth city, (Alicante) in the 2028 poll.
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