Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (born 20 May 1945) is a Spanish former politician and radiation physicist. Born in Barcelona, he served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014 and served as First Vice President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007.

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Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca
First Vice-President of the European Parliament
In office 30 July 2004 – 16 January 2007
President	Josep Borrell
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou
Member of the European Parliament for Spain
In office 13 June 1999 – 1 July 2014
Member of the Senate
In office 29 June 1996 – 28 August 1999
Constituency	Parliament of Catalonia
President of the People's Party of Catalonia
In office 9 January 1991 – 28 September 1996
Preceded by	Jorge Fernández Díaz
Succeeded by	Alberto Fernández Díaz
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for Barcelona
In office 29 May 1988 – 25 August 1996
Member of the Barcelona City Council
In office 10 June 1987 – 26 May 1991
Personal details
Born	Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (1945-05-20) 20 May 1945 (age 78) Barcelona, Spain
Political party	Vox (2014–2015)
Other political affiliations	People's Alliance (1983–1989) People's Party (1989–2014)

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Vidal-Quadras was elected on the People's Party ticket and sat with the European People's Party group. In 2014, he announced that he was leaving the People's Party for a new party, Vox. He was the frontrunner for Vox in the 2014 European election, but the party failed to win a seat. He is a member of the European Friends of Israel, a lobby group aiming to defend Israel's interests within the European Union.^[1]

In 2013 EL Pais reported that 35 Iranian dissidents said to be affiliated to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) gave VOX about one million euros. According to Vidal-Quadras, the donations were not made to VOX but to himself.^[2]

After 2014, Vidal-Quadras operated pro bono the International Committee in Search of Justice, a Brussels-based lobby supporting the NCRI against the Iranian government.^[3][4]

Vidal-Quadras has aligned with People's Mojahedin of Iran, which led the Iranian Foreign Ministry to impose sanctions on him in 2023. The Iran Foreign Ministry accused Vidal-Quadras of "supporting terrorism and terrorist groups" while Maryam Rajavi said that "Prof. Vidal-Quadras has dedicated an important part of his life to fight against [Iran's ruling religious fascism]".^[5]

Alejo Vidal-Quadras defines himself as liberal-conservative. He is opposed to abortion rights^[18] and gay marriage.

He currently lives off his pensions as a former university professor and a former member of the European Parliament.^[3] In addition to serving in the European Parliament, he has occupied several elected positions in Spain: he was a member of the Barcelona City Council (1987–1991), member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1988–1996) and Senator in the Spanish Senate (1996–1999).

• "Cuestión de fondo" (Editorial Montesinos, 1993)

• "Amarás a tu tribu" (Editorial Planeta, 1998)

• "Ahora, cambio de rumbo" (Editorial Planeta, 2012)