Nacho Sánchez Amor

José Ignacio "Nacho" Sánchez Amor (; born 1960) is a Spanish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

Early life and education Born on 15 May 1960 in Cáceres, he was raised in Jaraíz de la Vera. He moved to Madrid and became a member of the People's Socialist Party (PSP) in 1977, He dropped studies in medicine and switched to law, earning a licentiate degree in Law at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).

Political career Career in state politics Having joined the Corps of attorneys of the regional government of Extremadura in 1986, In this capacity, he led short-term OSCE observer missions during the 2015 general election in Turkey; the 2016 parliamentary elections in Georgia; and the 2018 Turkish presidential election.

On June 23, 2018 Minister Meritxell Batet appointed him as Secretary of State for Territorial Policy. He served as the 11th Secretary of State until June 29, 2019.

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present In 2019, Sánchez Amor left his government office to run in the EU elections. He was 12th one the PSOE list for the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain and became an MEP.

In parliament, Sánchez Amor has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights. In this capacity, he has been the parliament's rapporteur on relations with Turkey.

In addition to his committee assignments, Sánchez Amor is part of the parliament's delegations to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. He also led a European Union observer mission to the 2019 general elections in Mozambique. He is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights, the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability. and the Spinelli Group.