19 Facts About Alejandro Agag

Alejandro Agag graduated from the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros in Madrid with a degree in economics and business studies.

In 1989, Alejandro Agag joined Nuevas Generaciones, the youth organization of the main centre-right Spanish party Partido Popular, which at the time was in the opposition.

Alejandro Agag joined the international relations department due to his knowledge of multiple languages.

Alejandro Agag was elected International Secretary of NNGG at their congress in 1994.

Alejandro Agag was a member of the EPP Summit, which includes all of EPP's heads of state and government.

Also during that year, Alejandro Agag ran for a seat in the European Parliament, but did not win.

In 1996, the centre-right won the elections in Spain, and Alejandro Agag became the political aide of the prime minister at the time, Jose Maria Anzar.

Alejandro Agag entered the Economic and Monetary Affairs Commission, focusing on antitrust policy.

In 2000, Alejandro Agag was elected to be the Secretary General of the Christian Democratic International in Mexico, now known as Centrist Democratic International.

In 2001, Alejandro Agag made a decision to cease his political activities in order to further his career in business and sporting activities.

Alejandro Agag remained a member of the European Parliament until 2002.

In 2002, Alejandro Agag moved to London and started his own consultancy firm.

Alejandro Agag founded a company called Addax Capital LLP, which is regulated by the FSA.

Alejandro Agag is currently Chairman of Addax and was joined in 2009 by Ignacio Munoz Alonso, former CEO of Rothschild Bank in Spain.

Alejandro Agag owned the Barwa Addax GP2 Series Team, which won the title in 2008 and was runner-up in 2009.

Alejandro Agag took over the team from former F1 driver Adrian Campos in mid-2007.

Alejandro Agag was chairman of QPR for a few months during the takeover and then remained in the club as a shareholder.

Alejandro Agag is chairman of the Formula E Championship, an electric car racing series.

On 5 September 2002, Alejandro Agag married Ana Aznar Botella, the daughter of then-prime minister Jose Maria Aznar and politician Ana Botella, at El Escorial in Madrid.