[1] As a member of the Spanish parliament, López Aguilar served as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on home affairs.

[2] In November 2006, López Aguilar was chosen as the socialist candidate for the Presidency of the Canary Islands Government.

[3] He won the 2007 elections, but his majority was insufficient to defeat opposition manoeuvring that prevented him becoming leader of the regional government.

[citation needed] Since 2014, López Aguilar also has been serving as vice-chairman of the parliament’s delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

López Aguilar is a member of the Spinelli Group,[10] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).