Ibán García del Blanco was a Member of the European Parliament during the 9th parliamentary term, from July 2019 to July 2024. In his role as coordinator of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group in the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs, he was, among other things, part of the negotiating team for the Artificial Intelligence Act, rapporteur for the legislative initiative on the ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies and for the opinion on the Data Act, and co-rapporteur for the own-initiative report on virtual worlds. As a member of the Committee on Culture and Education, he was rapporteur for the own-initiative report on “Cultural Diversity and Conditions for Authors in the European Streaming Music Market”.
He is a member of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Spanish National Library.
Ibán García del Blanco has a degree in law. As a lawyer, he has specialised in cultural management.
