Guillermo Antonio Meijón Couselo

Guillermo Antonio Meijón Couselo (born 14 March 1958) is a Spanish teacher, writer, and politician, member of parliament for Pontevedra in the Congress of Deputies during the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th legislatures.

Guillermo Antonio Meijón Couselo
Guillermo Meijón in 2020
Member of Parliament in the Cortes Generales
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2011
Constituency	Pontevedra
President of the Covid-19 Vaccination Plan Investigation Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2021
Deputy Spokesperson of the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2019
Vice President of the Budget Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 July 2019
Vice President of the Education and Vocational Training Committee
In office 10 February 2016 – 5 March 2019
Spokesperson for Universities of the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputies
In office 2015–2015
Ideologue and Speaker in the Cortes Generales of the LOMLOE
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Galicia
In office 19 June 2005 – 20 November 2011
Constituency	Pontevedra
Spokesperson for Education of the Socialist Group in the Parliament of Galicia
In office 19 June 2005 – 20 November 2011
Councillor of the Pontevedra City Council
In office 13 June 1999 – 19 June 2005
Personal details
Born	14 March 1957 (67) Pontevedra, Spain
Political party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Education	UNED and University of Santiago de Compostela
Profession	Teacher, politician and writer

Biography

He studied at the Marist School Santa María in Ourense. After permanently returning with his family to Pontevedra, he began his studies in Philosophy and Educational Sciences at the UNED, where he obtained his degree.^[1]

Since 1979, he worked professionally as a teacher and school counselor,^[2] although he has been on leave of absence since 2005 under the Special Services Commission. As a member of FETE-UGT, he has held various positions and was a member of the leadership in Galicia.

He was a councillor in the Pontevedra City Council between 1999 and 2005.^[3] That year he ran on the socialist list for the Parliament of Galicia and was elected member of parliament for Pontevedra, a position for which he was re-elected in 2009. In the 2011 general elections, he was elected member of parliament for Pontevedra in the Congress, and re-elected in 2015, 2016, and 2019.^[4]

References

1. "Guillermo Meijón: "There are colleagues who can do better than me in Pontevedra"". El Correo Gallego. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
2. PSOE. "Guillermo Meijón Couselo". Retrieved 24 May 2024.
3. "Guillermo Meijón Couselo". galegos.galiciadigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-24.
4. Congress of Deputies. "Meijón Couselo, Guillermo Antonio". Retrieved 24 May 2024.