Juan Moreno Yagüe

Juan Moreno Yagüe
Member of the Parliament of Andalusia
In office
2015–2018
ConstituencySeville
Personal details
Born (1973-05-29) 29 May 1973 (age 51)
Salamanca, Spain
OccupationLawyer, politician

Juan Ignacio Moreno de Acevedo Yagüe (born 1973), better known as Juan Moreno Yagüe, is a Spanish lawyer, activist and politician. He is a specialist in banking, mortgages, and criminal and economic law.[1]

Biography

Born on 29 May 1973 in Salamanca to a family with a tradition in law, his mother a teacher and his father a judge,[2] he is married with two children. He was raised in Villafranca de los Barros, Plasencia and Montijo before moving at age nine to Seville.[2][3][4] After earning a Licentiate degree in Law, he unsuccessfully tried to pass the competitive public examinations in order to become a judge; he desisted and founded a law firm instead.[3]

He took part in the 15-M Movement through ¡Democracia Real YA!.[5] He also participated in the anti-eviction movement.[6] Keen of the online alias hackabogado, Moreno Yagüe, promoter of initiatives such as Democracia 4.0, and #Opeuribor. He has been (2012-2014) one of the lawyers hired by 15MpaRato movement, the citizen platform that uncovered the Bankia Case that brought Rodrigo Rato to trial.[7] He has taken part in the X Party since its inception,[8] he ran 6th in the party list for the 2014 European Parliament election in Spain.[9] The party failed to obtain representation. Moreno Yagüe ran 2nd in the Podemos list for Seville vis-à-vis the 2015 Andalusian regional election,[10] and, elected, became a member of the 10th term of the Parliament of Andalusia, where he served as 3rd Vice-President of the governing board of the legislature.[2]

In February 2017, he contested the Podemos leadership voting to determine the party's Secretary-General in the 2nd Citizen Assembly ("Vistalegre II"), presenting himself as the single alternative to the leadership of Pablo Iglesias. Running in a platform vouching for direct democracy, energy transition and free knowledge,[4] he commanded the support of 15,700 members (10.9%) vs the 128,700 votes (89%) commanded by Iglesias.[1] His policy manifesto was focussed on electronic voting and eliminating the bank payment system, replacing banks with a mobile application where each person manages his or her own money without having to rely on a bank to manage it.

In August and October 2017, he published two legal analyses on the unconstitutionality of the Spanish State Government's intervention of the Autonomy of Catalonia,[6] in particular of the agreements relating to the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b García de Blas, Elsa (13 February 2017). "Iglesias logra todo el control para imponer el Podemos más radical". El País.
  2. ^ a b c "Moreno de Acevedo Yagüe, Juan Ignacio". Parliament of Andalusia.
  3. ^ a b Aroca, José Luis (10 February 2017). "Juan Moreno, el extremeño que se presenta contra Pablo Iglesias por obligación". eldiario.es.
  4. ^ a b Marroco, A. (10 February 2017). "Diez cosas que no sabías sobre Juan Moreno Yagüe, el diputado andaluz que planta cara a Pablo Iglesias". ABC.
  5. ^ Martínez, Guillem (10 February 2017). "Podemos tiene un trastorno de ombliguismo agudo y pasajero". CTXT.
  6. ^ a b Manetto, Francisco (24 March 2015). "Los 15 diputados de Podemos en Andalucía: profesores y activistas". El País.
  7. ^ Malvar, Ánibal (7 February 2017). "Juan Ignacio Moreno (15MpaRato): "Rato debería estar en prisión preventiva"". Cuarto Poder. [verification needed]
  8. ^ Malvar, Ánibal (7 January 2017). "El Partido X sale del anonimato 'preparado para presentarse a las europeas de 2014 y a las municipales de 2015'". Cuarto Poder. [verification needed]
  9. ^ Junta Electoral Central: "Acuerdo de 28 de abril de 2014, de la Junta Electoral Central, de proclamación de candidaturas a las elecciones de Diputados al Parlamento Europeo, convocadas por Real Decreto 213/2014, de 31 de marzo, a celebrar el 25 de mayo de 2014" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (104): 33437. 29 April 2014. ISSN 0212-033X.
  10. ^ Junta Electoral de Andalucía: "Candidaturas proclamadas para las elecciones al Parlamento de Andalucía, convocadas por Decreto de la Presidenta 1/2015, de 26 de enero" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (37): 51. 24 February 2015.
  11. ^ "El Estado del Derecho (II)".