Born in 1969. Catalonia. Technical and industrial engineer, UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia). Member of the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) since 1985. Member of the Governing Council of the UDC since 2000. Secretary for International Relations of the UDC since 1997. Member of the National Council and International Committee of the UDC. Member of the Executive Committee of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI). Member of the Political Assembly of the European People's Party (EPP). Chair and Secretary-General of the Unió de Joves (young people’s wing of the UDC) (1993-1996). Member of the Consultative Council of the Council of Europe’s European Youth Foundation (1993-1994). Member of the Executive Committee of the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) (1992-1997). Member of the Bureau of the European Youth Forum (1995-1997). Director-General for External Relations of the. www.salvadorsedo.eutwitter: @SalvadorSedo MEP since 2011.