A. Gonzàlez-Quintana

Head of the Archives and Records Management Unit at the Consultative Council of the Autonomous Community of Madrid

Antonio Gonzàlez-Quintana holds a degree in Humanities (History - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid,1979) and a degree in Archival Science (Centro de Estudios Bibliográficos y Documentarios del Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, 1984).

Professional experience

Head of Archives and Records Management Unit at the Consultative Council of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (2008- )
Director of the Spanish Centre of Information on Archives; Ministry of Culture (2005-2007)
Archival adviser at Spanish Court of Accounts (2003-2005)
Head of the Military Archives Coordination Unit of the Spanish Ministry of Defence (Feb 1994 until 2003).
Member of the State Corps of Archivists and Librarians, Archives Section (Ministry of Culture), since Dec 1985. After the training time: Director of the "Spanish Civil War Section" of the National Archives), in Salamanca (May 1986-Jan 1994). During that period I compatibilized my main job whith teaching:
- Associated professor on Archival Science at the University of Salamanca (Oct 1989-Dec 1992).
- Director of the Workshop on Archives of the Spanish Civil War Section of National Archives. Salamanca, National Archives, “Spanish Civil War Section” (Oct 1991 Mar 1993).
Librarian and Archivist of the "Pablo Iglesias" Foundation, Madrid (1979-1985)

Professional working groups and associations

Member of ICA/CAV (Audiovisual Archives Committe of the International Council on Archives) 1988-1992.
Member of ICA/OS (Committee on Oral Sources of the International Council on Archives (1992-1996)
Director of the UNESCO-ICA Project "The Management of the State Security Archives of the Former Repressive Regimes". (1994-1995).
President of the Spanish Association of Archvists as civil servants (Archiveros Españoles en la Función Pública), 2006-2009