Mariano Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy Brey (born 27 March 1955) is the former Prime Minister of Spain.[1] His party, the Popular Party (Partido Popular, PP) won the elections in 2011. He won his re-election campaign in the 2016 election. His party had many corruption scandals and because of this a lot of people in Spanish congress voted to quit him from presidency on June 1, 2018[2] and put Pedro Sánchez in his place.
Mariano Rajoy Brey | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 20 December 2011 – 1 June 2018 | |
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| Deputy | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría |
| Preceded by | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Sánchez |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 16 April 2004 – 20 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1955 Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Spouse(s) | Elvira Fernández |
| Relations | Mariano Rajoy Sobredo (father) |
On 5 June 2018, Rajoy resigned as President of the People's Party.[3][4]
Mariano Rajoy Media
Mariano Rajoy during a party meeting in Bilbao, 2005
Rajoy with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in March 2007
Rajoy at the EPP convention on climate change in February 2008
Prime Minister Rajoy meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Rajoy in the 2015 PP Congress
Demonstration in front of the People's Party headquarters protesting against the Barcenas' affair (2 February 2013).
Anti-corruption rally in Madrid, 5 October 2013
Rajoy is countersigning the organic law for the abdication of King Juan Carlos I (18 June 2014).
Felipe VI chairing his first Council of Ministers at direct request of Rajoy, an extraordinary responsibility to which the Monarch is entitled according to the article 62 of the Spanish Constitution (18 July 2014).
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References
- ↑ "Party leader: Mariano Rajoy | EPP". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ↑ Moción de censura del PSOE a Rajoy, últimas noticias en directo in elpais.com (in Spanish)
- ↑ I. Gracia, Ana (5 June 2018) (in es). Rajoy deja la Presidencia del PP: "El partido tiene que seguir con otra persona". https://www.elespanol.com/espana/politica/20180605/rajoy-anuncia-celebracion-congreso-extraordinario-pp-liderazgo/312719137_0.html. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Hernández, Marisol (5 June 2018) (in es). Rajoy se va: "Es lo mejor para mí, para el PP y para España". Madrid. http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2018/06/05/5b16558ce2704ec8278b45de.html. Retrieved 11 June 2018.