Irene Lozano, secretary of state for sport

28 january 2020.-The council of ministers, on the proposal of the minister of culture and sport, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, has approved the appointment of Irene Lozano as secretary of state for sport.

With the appointment of Lozano it is intended to give the post of a political profile, with parliamentary experience, to negotiate with future guarantees The sports act.

Currículum de Irene Lozano

Born in Madrid, in 1971. Degree in linguistics, university Complutense of Madrid and graduate in philosophy from the Birkbeck College, university of London, has so far been secretary of State of Global España, ministry of foreign affairs, European Union and cooperation. At the forefront of this body, has been responsible for the reputation of España abroad.

A policy that moved from his post has been Sports Diplomacy, developed with the council for sports and the royal spanish football Federation (DVOBOJU), among others.

Lozano es miembro del Consejo del European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR).

As a member of the congress (2011-2016), was the spokesperson for the committees on foreign affairs, European Union, cooperation, defence, CHANNEL and rules of procedure.

In 2016 founded and directed the school of philosophy The Thinking Campus practice until 2018, also professor of professional ethics in the college de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF).

Escritora and journalist, in 2005, awarded the prize Espasa of trial for his bookLanguages in war. He has published more than half a dozen books and, as well as working for 10 years in the newspaper el Mundo, collaborated with other spanish newspapers as The Country, ABC digital or Confidential. In addition, it has published various articles in journals of thought of reference as Claves, journal of The West or Letras Libres. Has collaborated with international media, such as the swedish newspaper Expressen and BBC Radio.