Ana Miranda Paz

In this Galician name, the first surname is Miranda and the second is Paz.

Ana Maria Miranda Paz (Galician pronunciation: [ˈana miˈɾanda]; born 2 May 1971) is a Galician politician of the Galician Nationalist Bloc. She has served thrice in the European Parliament.

Ana Miranda Paz MEP
Miranda Paz in 2024
Member of the European Parliament for Spain
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2022
Preceded by	Pernando Barrena
In office 28 February 2018 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Josu Juaristi
In office 1 January 2012 – 9 July 2013
Preceded by	Oriol Junqueras
Succeeded by	Iñaki Irazabalbeitia
Personal details
Born	2 May 1971 (1971-05-02) (age 54) Cuntis, Galicia, Spain
Political party	Galician Nationalist Bloc
Other political affiliations	Europe of the Peoples–Greens (2009–2014) The Peoples Decide (2014–2019)
Alma mater	University of Santiago de Compostela
Occupation	Lawyer • Politician

Career in the European Parliament

2009 European Parliament election

Miranda was on the list of the Europe of the Peoples–Greens electoral alliance in the 2009 European elections. The alliance won a single seat which was held first by Oriol Junqueras of ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia). Miranda joined the European Parliament in January 2012 after Junqueras stood down. She served until 2013.^[1][2]

Ana Miranda with Camilo Nogueira and Xavier Vence in the 2014 European elections campaign.

2014 European Parliament election

In the 2014 European elections, Miranda stood on the list of The Peoples Decide alliance. The alliance won a single seat which it was decided to allocate on a rotative basis to Ana Miranda and Josu Juaristi. The latter candidate, a member of EH Bildu, held the seat first. Miranda took over the seat in February 2018, joining the parliamentary group of the Greens/European Free Alliance in March.^[1]

2019 European Parliament election

In the 2019 election the Galician nationalists were allied with the electoral coalition Ahora Repúblicas, which included ERC, EH Bildu and some other minor nationalist parties as well. The coalition obtained 3 seats, which will be held rotatively, with Ana Miranda set to hold a seat for the last 3.5 years of the Parliament.

She replaced Pernando Barrena in September 2022.^[3]