Juan-Alberto Belloch

Mayor, City of Zaragoza

Mr. Belloch has a rich and diverse history of promoting democracy and human rights in Spain, founding "Judges for Democracy" and the Association for Human Rights in the Basque Country. As a judge, he has undertaken various postings in La Gomera, Berga, Vic, and Alcoy. He was also the president of the Provincial Court of Vizcaya. Mr. Belloch was the Spanish Minister of Justice from 1993-’94, and Justice and Home Office Minister from 1994-’96, under President Felipe Gonzalez' Socialist government. He was also a Member of the Spanish Parliament (1996-’00) and Senator for Zaragoza (2000-’04). He became Mayor of Zaragoza in June 2003 and is the Vice-president of Expoagua Zaragoza 2008.