José Manuel González-Páramo, a Spanish member of the Executive Board since June 2004, was due to leave the board in early June 2012 and no replacement had been named as of late May 2012. The Spanish had nominated Barcelona-born Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña, an ECB veteran who heads its legal department, as González-Páramo's replacement as early as January 2012 but alternatives from Luxembourg, Finland, and Slovenia were put forward and no decision made by May. After a long political battle, Luxembourg's Yves Mersch, was appointed as González-Páramo's replacement. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who did the Spanish want to take José Manuel González-Páramo's seat on the board? ANS1 Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña QSN2 Who was ulitmately named as González-Páramo's replacement? ANS2 Luxembourg's Yves Mersch QSN3 When was González-Páramo's supposed to leave his seat on the board? ANS3 June 2012 QSN4 When did González-Páramo take his seat on the Executive Board? ANS4 June 2004 QSN5 Why did the Spanish think that Vicuña would be a suitable replacement for González-Páramo? ANS5 ECB veteran who heads its legal department