Javier Moreno Sanchez – Secretary General
Tel: +32.254.890.80

Fax: +32.223.017.66

Javier Moreno Sanchez, former Member of the European Parliament and Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist delegation in the European Parliament, member of the PSOE since 1992 is currently Secretary General of the European Federation of the PSOE (PSOE Europa).

Javier Moreno, born in Switzerland to Spanish parents now lives in Brussels with his wife and three young children. In addition to his mother tongue which is Spanish he is fluent in several languages, French, German, Italian and English.

Prior to his election as a member to the European Parliament in 2004, Javier Moreno had a wide experience within the European Institutions which commenced in 1991. He served as a political advisor to the party of European Socialists (1998-2002) later becoming Deputy Secretary General (2002-2004) during which period he coordinated the work of the Socialist members of the European Convention 2002-2003 led by Giuliano Amato.

Elected for the Spanish list of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament in 2004, Javier Moreno served on the Committees for International Trade and the Committee for Civil Liberties where he concentrated his work on the fight against illegal immigration. He has published various articles on issues of immigration and trade. During his mandate in the European Parliament he was also a member of the delegation for relations with Mercosur and the delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly.

Yonnec Polet – Coordinator
Tel: +32.254.890.81

Fax: +32.223.017.66 

Yonnec Polet is a Belgian national with a BA in International Studies and Political Science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. After working for a year on a social economy project for the reinsertion of unemployed people in Brussels and another year in a Telecommunications SME, Yonnec started working for the Socialist Group in the European Parliament. Afterwards, he was elected twice (1999-2001 and 2001-2003) as Secretary General of ECOSY, the youth organization of the Party of European Socialists. In 2003, he started working as Parliamentary Assistant for Harlem Désir, French Member of the European Parliament. In 2004, he joined the PES and became part of the GPF Team. Yonnec is also very much involved in NGO work in Belgium. He was President of the CNAPD (Coordination National d’Action pour la Paix et la Démocratie), the largest peace and citizens’ rights platform (more than forty organisations) in French-speaking Belgium, 2004-2008. He has been President of Reso-j, the platform of youth organizations of the Parti Socialiste, since 2008. He is also member of the PS National Bureau. Yonnec has taken part in  many international events (World Social Forum in Brazil and India, European Social Forum in Paris, London, Athens and Malmö – Delegations to the Middle East, Asia, North America and Africa).

Cecilia Gondard – Administrator
Tel: +32.254.890.91

Fax: +32.223.017.66

Cécilia Gondard is a French national. She holds a BA in European Studies from La Sorbonne and a Masters in European Business from the ESCP-EAP – European school of Management. After having worked for two years in marketing in Paris, Cecilia came to Brussels where she worked for the Party of European socialists as an assistant on financial regulation in the EU Policy Department. Cecilia joined the GPF team in the European parliament as an administrator in November 2009.

David Capezzuto - Administrator
Tel: +32.254.890.83

Fax: +32.223.017.66

David Capezzuto is an Italian and Australian national with a BA in International Studies and Political Science and a Master’s in Diplomacy and Statecraft from the University of Birmingham, UK, and a DEA in Political Science from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.  After working in Australia for two years in the media sector as Assistant to the Managing Director, David moved to Brussels and joined the Party of European Socialists as Assistant in the International Department. David worked for a Member of the European Parliament with the position of Head of Office until 2008 before becoming part of the GPF Team as Political Advisor.

Alexandra Salmon-Bobek – Assistant

Tel: +32.228.43103

Fax: +32.223.017.66  

Alexandra Salmon-Bobek, an Assistant and Photographer, is an Austrian national with a BA in Translation from ISTI Belgium. She joined the S&D Group in the European Parliament in 1995 following the Civil Liberties committee, then working for the Group's Press office and in the Cabinet of the President, Martin Schulz. She moved to the GPF Team in May 2010.

Sylvie Rurakamvye - Assistant
Tel: +32.254.890.46

Fax: +32.223.017.66 

Sylvie Rurakamvye is a Belgian - Burundese national with a BA in Marketing Management from ISFCE and a complementary MA in International Finance from J.M. Corporate University. Inspired by several work experiences in Communications, she joined the PES three years ago in the Secretary General’s office and moved to the GPF team in January 2008. Born in Brussels, she speaks French, Dutch and English.