José María Aznar

José María Alfredo Aznar López (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈɾi.a alˈfɾeðo aθˈnar ˈlopeθ] ( listen); born 25 February 1953) is a Spanish politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004.

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Aznar in 2010
Prime Minister of Spain
In office 4 May 1996 – 17 April 2004
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Deputy	Francisco Álvarez Cascos Mariano Rajoy Rodrigo Rato
Preceded by	Felipe González
Succeeded by	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Leader of the Opposition
In office 20 January 1989 – 4 May 1996
Prime Minister	Felipe González
Preceded by	Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Succeeded by	Felipe González
Leader of Partido Popular
In office 1 April 1990 – 2 October 2004
Preceded by	Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Succeeded by	Mariano Rajoy
President of the Junta of Castile and León
In office 27 July 1987 – 16 September 1989
Preceded by	José Constantino Nalda
Succeeded by	Jesús Posada
Personal details
Born	José María Alfredo Aznar López (1953-02-25) 25 February 1953 Madrid, Spain
Political party	People's Alliance (1979–1989) People's Party (1989–present)
Spouse(s)	Ana Botella
Children	José María Ana Alonso
Parents	Ramón Serrano Súñer
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid
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José María Aznar Media

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  Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall, Aznar, Jacques Chirac (Mayor of Paris) and Czech Prime Minister Václav Klaus in 1993.

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  Felipe González, acting President of the Government, receives José María Aznar after the 1996 Spanish general election, prior to his appointment as President of the Government of Spain

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  Aznar meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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  Barroso, Blair, Bush, and Aznar in the Azores, March 2003

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  Aznar and Botella during the burial of Manuel Fraga in 2012.

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