Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquess of Oreja

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The Most Excellent The Marquess of Oreja
Oreja in 2014
European Commissioner for Transport
In office 1994–1995
President	Jacques Delors
Preceded by	Abel Matutes
Succeeded by	Neil Kinnock
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 July 1976 – 8 September 1980
Prime Minister	Adolfo Suárez
Preceded by	José María de Areilza, Count of Motrico
Succeeded by	José Pedro Pérez-Llorca
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
In office 1 October 1984 – 1 June 1989
Preceded by	Franz Karasek
Succeeded by	Catherine Lalumière
Personal details
Born	(1935-02-13) 13 February 1935 (age 90) Madrid, Spanish Republic
Political party	People's Party
Other political affiliations	Union of the Democratic Centre
Parent	Marcelino Oreja Elósegui

Marcelino Oreja Aguirre, 1st Marquess of Oreja (born 13 February 1935) is a Spanish lawyer, diplomat and politician of the People's Party. He served as Foreign Minister of Spain between 1976 and 1980. Between 1984 and 1989 he was Secretary General of the Council of Europe. In 1989 he became member of the European Parliament and he served until 1993. In 1994 he was appointed European Commissioner for Transport and Energy and then European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy.