Paquita Sauquillo information

Paquita Sauquillo
April 2010
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1994–2004
Constituency	Spain
Deputy of the Assembly of Madrid
In office 1983–1994
Senator of the Cortes Generales
In office 1983–1994
Constituency	by designation of the Assembly of Madrid
Personal details
Born	Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco (1943-07-31) 31 July 1943 (age 80) Madrid, Spain
Political party	ORT PSOE (1987–present)
Spouse	Jacobo Echeverría-Torres Tovar
Relatives	Francisco Javier Sauquillo [es] (brother)
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
Awards	Great Cross of the Civil Order of Social Solidarity [es] (2010)

Francisca "Paquita" Sauquillo Pérez del Arco (born 31 July 1943) is a Spanish lawyer and politician known for her activism as a labor lawyer and in defense of democratic liberties during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. She has been a deputy of the Assembly of Madrid (1983–1994), a Senator (1983–1994) and a member of the European Parliament (1994–2004). Since 1985, she has been president of the NGO Movement for Peace, Disarmament, and Freedom (MPDL). Since May 2016, she has presided as Commissioner of Historical Memory of the City Council of Madrid.