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Updated Tuesday, February 13, 2024-18:36

The former Minister of Consumption,

Alberto Garzón , signs for

Pepe Blanco

's consulting firm

three months after leaving politics. After his departure from the Government last November with the configuration of the new coalition between the PSOE and Sumar, the former federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida will join the

Public Affairs firm Acento

.

As reported by

El Confidencial

and confirmed by EL MUNDO, Garzón is going to join the consulting firm created by the former socialist minister Pepe Blanco and chaired by the former

popular minister

Alfonso Alonso

. He is expected to assume the Geopolitical Prospective Directorate of the firm before Easter, according to the sources consulted.

At this time, the signing is pending approval from the

Office of Conflicts of Interest

, a mandatory authorization for those who have been part of the Government for less than two years and intend to begin a new professional stage in the private sector.

Garzón is an economist and has a postgraduate degree in International Economics and Development. He left the political front row at the end of the last legislature, in which he held the Consumer portfolio within the Unidas Podemos quota in the coalition Government since 2019, first under the leadership of

Pablo Iglesias

and later, under the current vice president

Yolanda Díaz

.

His figure emerged publicly in the 15-M mobilizations in 2011, and he arrived for the first time in the Congress of Deputies after the general elections of that year. He succeeded

Cayo Lara

at the head of the IU coordination and led the unity of the left bloc with Unidas Podemos in 2016 and with Sumar in 2022. He has been a deputy for 5 consecutive terms and federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida for eight years, and He said goodbye to his party's membership last November.

At Acento they celebrate the incorporation of Garzón to the consulting firm and believe that he will enhance diversity and perspective to enrich the service to clients.

This same Tuesday, this newspaper published that the former minister has distanced himself from politics in recent months in which he has been considering his professional future. At the same time, he has been receiving compensation of 5,165.22 euros per month, which is what corresponds to him for two years in accordance with Law 3/2015 of the senior position in the State Administration.