Ignacio Ramonet (born May 5, 1943, Redondela, Pontevedra Province) is a Spanish journalist and writer.

He was the editor-in-chief of Le Monde diplomatique from 1991 until March 2008[1].

An editorial published by Ramonet on December 1997 in this magazine resulted in the launching of ATTAC. In addition, Ramonet is one of the founders of the NGO Media Watch Global, and currently he is president of this organization. Ramonet also frequently contributes to El País and participates in an advisory council to Telesur.

Ramonet grew up in Tangier. He studied engineering at Bordeaux, Rabat and Paris, and is now on the faculty of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.

Ignacio Ramonet participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project in 2007.

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