title: Ricardo Cortés Lastra
text: # Ricardo Cortés Lastra
  
  Ricardo Cortés Lastra, is a Spanish politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Spain for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party from 2009 to 2014.
  
  ## Parliamentary service
  
  He served as Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee from 2010 to 2014. He served as Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly from 2009 to 2010.
  
  