Íñigo Méndez de Vigo
| Iñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, 9th Baron of Claret |
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| Minister of Education, Culture and Sport | |
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Assumed office 25 June 2015 |
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| Preceded by | José Ignacio Wert |
| Spokesperson of the Government | |
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Assumed office 4 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría |
| Secretary of State for the European Union | |
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In office 23 December 2011 – 26 June 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Diego López Garrido |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Eguidazu Palacios |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 13 January 2016 |
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| Constituency | Palencia |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 19 October 1992 – 23 December 2011 |
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| Constituency | Spain |
| Personal details | |
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21 January 1956 Tetuan, Morocco |
| Nationality |
 Spain
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| Political party | Partido Popular |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y del Arc; Paloma de Montojo y de Icaza y de León y Sureda, 2nd Countess of Areny |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.mendezdevigo.com |
Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, 9th Baron of Claret (born 21 January 1956 at Tetuan, Morocco) is a Spanish politician and the current Minister of Education, Culture and Sport in the Spanish Government since 26 June 2015. He is also the Spokesperson of the Spanish Government since 4 November 2016.
Méndez de Vigo was born on 21 January 1956 in Tetuan (Morocco), then a Spanish Protectorate, where his father was serving as a Lieutenant in the Infantry. He is descended, amongst others, from the Marquesses of Cubas, the Dukes of Riánsares and María Cristina de Borbón, princesa de las Dos Sicilias, and via his maternal grandmother, the novelist Carmen de Icaza, he succeeded, in 1980, to her title as 9th Baron de Claret.
Méndez de Vigo has a brother, Pedro, an army officer, and two sisters, Beatriz and Valeria, one who works for Spain’s ministry of defence, and the other for a non-governmental organisation.
He completed his schooling at the German School in Madrid, as well as studying French language at the Académie française and learning English at the British Institute School. He graduated in Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1978.
Following the completion of his military service with the rank of lieutenant and after passing the public exams, he became legal advisor to the Cortes Generales in 1981.
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