Salvador Garriga Polledo (born 6 August 1957, in Gijon) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the People's Party (PP), part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets. He is a substitute for the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Garriga joined the Spanish Congress of deputies as a substitute member in 1990 for Madrid serving until 1993. Education 1982: Economist 1983: Diploma in foreign trade Career 1981-1994: Businessman specialising in external trade 1982-1987: Responsible for external relations of Nuevas Generaciones del PP (PP youth section) 1984-1989: Economic adviser 1987-1989 and since 1994: Member of the European Parliament 1987-1989: Deputy Chairman of the DEMYC (Democrat Youth Community of Europe) 1987-1993: Secretary for Sectoral Relations in the PP See also 2004 European Parliament election in Spain External links 1957 births Politicians from Asturias Living people Members of the 4th Congress of Deputies (Spain) MEPs for Spain 1987–1989 MEPs for Spain 1999–2004 MEPs for Spain 2004–2009 MEPs for Spain 2009–2014 People's Party (Spain) MEPs People from Gijón