Leopoldo López Gil (pronounced [le.oˈpoldo ˈlopes ˈxil]; born 20 October 1944)[1] is a Spanish-Venezuelan politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

He was granted Spanish citizenship by the Government of Mariano Rajoy in December 2015.

[3][4] He ran 12th in the People's Party (PP) list for the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain in replacement of Ángel Garrido, who renounced to be a PP candidate and went to support Citizens.

[6] In a joint letter with 15 other MEPs from various political groups, López Gil urged the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in early 2021 to replace the European Union's ambassador to Cuba for allegedly siding with the country's Communist leadership.

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