Diego Canga

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Diego Canga Fano (born 25 December 1964) [1] is a Spanish civil servant for the European Union. He was the lead People's Party (PP) candidate in the 2023 Asturian regional election.

Biography

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Canga graduated from the Department of Law at the University of Oviedo and obtained a degree in Special Law of European Affairs from the Université libre de Bruxelles and a certificate in English law from the University of Cambridge. In 1991, he began work as a civil servant within the organs of the European Union: the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. From February 2017, he worked as chief of cabinet for the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani. [2]

Canga was a founder of Compromiso Asturias XXI, a non-profit organisation that connects emigrants from the region. [2] In September 2018, he received the Silver Medal of Asturias for his work with the organisation. [3]

In November 2022, Canga was chosen as the People's Party (PP) lead candidate in the 2023 Asturian regional election, while the previous lead candidate Teresa Mallada would remain as president of the People's Party of Asturias. [4]

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References

  1. González, Pablo (28 December 2009). "«Los localismos hacen un daño terrible a Asturias; se necesita más altura de miras»" ["Localisms do a terrible damage to Asturias; a more ambitious vision is needed"]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Diego Canga, el europeísta que conecta asturianos por todo el mundo" [Diego Canga, the Europhile who connects Asturians from around the world]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. "Asturias entrega sus medallas y se reivindica como una región "tan abierta como segura de su identidad"" [Asturias hands out its medals and vindicates itself as a region that is "equally as open as it is secure of its identity"]. La Nueva Espana (in Spanish). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. "El PP elige a Diego Canga como su candidato en Asturias" [PP chooses Diego Canga as its candidate in Asturias]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.