Javier Paniagua Fuentes

Who is Javier Paniagua Fuentes?

Javier Paniagua Fuentes is a Spanish author and politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.

After qualifying in philosophy Paniagua received a doctorate in history with a thesis on Spanish anarchism. He is a teacher of Social History and Political thought at UNED. His early political activity was with the Spanish Communist organisation however in 1976 he joined the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country and in 1978 joined the PSOE. He was Director General of Secondary Education in the Valencian regional administration from 1983-1986. At the 1986 General Election he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia Province and was re-elected at the 1989 Election. However for the 1993 Election he was placed seventh on the PSOE list and with the PSOE losing two of their eight seats, he lost his seat. As first substitute he returned to the Congress one year later on 10 June 1994, replacing Vicente Albero. He was re-elected in 1996 but did not stand in 2000.