 He served in the Legislatures II to V, and held office between 28 October 1982 and 26 March 1996.From 1 January 1986 to 6 July 1987 he was concurrently member of the European Parliament, when Spain had just entered the Union.From 2004 to 2007 he was the President of the "Consejo Social" of the University of Oviedo.