Manuel Mestre Barea | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Alicante |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 January 1952 |
Political party | Vox |
Alma mater | Air University |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1992-2015 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Canary Islands Air Command |
Manuel Mestre Barea (born January 3, 1950) is a former Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Canary Islands Air Command and politician who is a member of the Congress of Deputies for the Vox party.
Mestre Barea began his career at the Basic Air Academy in León. [1] He was attached to the NATO Joint Force Command (JFCLB) in Lisbon. [2] He reached the rank of Deputy Commander of the JFCLB in 2010 and took a leading role in Operation Ocean Shield, in conjunction with Operation Atalanta, to combat piracy around the Horn of Africa. [3] During his military career, Barea was also head of education and academic studies at the Spanish Ministry of Defence [4] [5] In 2008, he was appointed Chief of the Canary Islands Air Command and from 2013 to 2015 was head of the personal command to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. [6]
Mestre Barea also holds a master's degree in international relations which he completed at Air University in the United States. [7]
In 2019, Mestre Barea was announced as a candidate for the Vox party ahead of the April general election. During the election, he was elected as a deputy for the Alicante constituency in the Congress of Deputies. He was re-elected in the November 2019 election. [8]
Manuel Mestre Barea | |
---|---|
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Alicante |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 January 1952 |
Political party | Vox |
Alma mater | Air University |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1992-2015 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Canary Islands Air Command |
Manuel Mestre Barea (born January 3, 1950) is a former Spanish military officer who served as Chief of the Canary Islands Air Command and politician who is a member of the Congress of Deputies for the Vox party.
Mestre Barea began his career at the Basic Air Academy in León. [1] He was attached to the NATO Joint Force Command (JFCLB) in Lisbon. [2] He reached the rank of Deputy Commander of the JFCLB in 2010 and took a leading role in Operation Ocean Shield, in conjunction with Operation Atalanta, to combat piracy around the Horn of Africa. [3] During his military career, Barea was also head of education and academic studies at the Spanish Ministry of Defence [4] [5] In 2008, he was appointed Chief of the Canary Islands Air Command and from 2013 to 2015 was head of the personal command to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. [6]
Mestre Barea also holds a master's degree in international relations which he completed at Air University in the United States. [7]
In 2019, Mestre Barea was announced as a candidate for the Vox party ahead of the April general election. During the election, he was elected as a deputy for the Alicante constituency in the Congress of Deputies. He was re-elected in the November 2019 election. [8]