Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942) is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996. He is married and has three children.
Felipe González Márquez | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 1 December 1982 – 4 May 1996 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos |
| Deputy | Alfonso Guerra Narcís Serra i Serra |
| Preceded by | Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo |
| Succeeded by | José María Aznar López |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 4 May 1996 – 22 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | José María Aznar |
| Succeeded by | Joaquin Almunia |
| In office 4 July 1977 – 1 December 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Fraga Iribarne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1942 Seville, Spain |
| Political party | Socialist Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | María del Carmen Julia Romero y López |
| Alma mater | University of Seville |
Felipe González Media
Felipe González (right) arriving at Ypenburg Airport with Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1985
Felipe González during the signing of the Treaty of Accession to the European Economic Community
Felipe González as signatory of the Dayton Agreement, in Paris the 14th of December 1995, as President of the European Council
Felipe González meets with Shimon Peres in 1986, establishing diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel, a historic step that would lead to the Madrid Conference of 1991 peace talks between Israel and Palestine
Gonzalez at the Global Governance event at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City 2012
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