Andrés Herzog
Andrés Gustavo Herzog Sánchez is a Spanish lawyer and politician who was the spokesperson of the centrist party Union, Progress and Democracy.
Background
Herzog was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, and is the son of Carlos Herzog, a fur merchant of Polish-Jewish descent. His household observed neither Basque nor Jewish traditions. He graduated in Law from the University of Navarre, and trialled for representing Spain at Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Career
Herzog worked for the law firm Garrigues. Upon reading their initial manifesto in 2007, he joined UPyD.In July 2015, he was voted as the party's new spokesperson after the resignation of Rosa Díez. He refused an electoral pact with fellow centrists Citizens.