IDEAS Foundation for progress

The Ideas Foundation for Progress (Spanish: Fundación Ideas para el Progreso), also known as the Fundación IDEAS (IDEAS Foundation), is a Spanish think tank that works on political ideas and proposals for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). In this regard, it integrates the foundations previously created and tied to the PSOE.

"IDEAS" is an acronym which stands for "Igualdad, Derecho, Ecología, Acción y Solidaridad" (Equality, Rights, Ecology, Action and Solidarity), concepts of reference to the social democratic ideology of this think tank.

Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero presides over the Foundation as its honorary President although the highest authority in the foundation is its Executive Vice President Jesús Caldera.

After Jesús Caldera left the Ministry of Labor in April 2008, it was announced that his new challenge was to create, put in motion and preside over a large think tank. In July of that same year, during the 37th Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Secretary General of the party and President of Spain announced the name of the new think tank that would unite the smaller foundations tied to the PSOE:

The IDEAS Foundation’s Board of Trustees serves as the governing body and representation foundation. The board members are: José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero; Jesús Caldera; Manuel Chaves; José Blanco López; Marcelino Iglesias; Elena Valenciano; Cristina Narbona; Pedro Zerolo; María González Veracruz; Antonio Hernando; Cándida Martínez; Octavio Granado; Hugo Morán; Soledad Pérez; Soledad Cabezón; Xoan Cornide; José Andrés Torres Mora; Ludolfo Paramio; and Lentxu Rubial.

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