Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsaɲʧeθ ˈpeɾeθ kasteˈxon]), was born on 29 February 1972 is a Spanish politician. He is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Spain since 2 June 2018.[1] He is the leader (Secretary-General) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He first took the post from 2014 to October 2016. Because of tensions in the party, he resigned from the post and was replaced by a caretaker committee.
Pedro Sánchez | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
Assumed office 2 June 2018 | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Deputy | Nadia Calviño Yolanda Díaz Teresa Ribera |
Preceded by | Mariano Rajoy |
Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | |
Assumed office 17 June 2017 | |
President | Cristina Narbona |
Deputy | Adriana Lastra María Jesús Montero |
Preceded by | Caretaker committee |
In office 26 July 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
President | Micaela Navarro |
Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Succeeded by | Caretaker committee |
President of the Socialist International | |
Assumed office 25 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | George Papandreou |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 18 June 2017 – 2 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Pablo Casado |
In office 26 July 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
In office 10 January 2013 – 29 October 2016 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
In office 15 September 2009 – 27 September 2011 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
Member of the Madrid City Council | |
In office 18 May 2004 – 15 September 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón 29 February 1972 Madrid, Spain |
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Spouse(s) | Begoña Gómez (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Palace of Moncloa |
Education | Complutense University of Madrid (Lic.) Université libre de Bruxelles IESE Business School Camilo José Cela University (PhD) |
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In the 2016 general election, he was defeated by the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. The party of Mariano Rajoy was believed to have had many corruption scandals. Because of this, a lot of people in the Spanish congress voted to remove him from presidency on 1 June 2018.[2] He later had the most votes on the elections of April 2019, but he could not find enough allies to form goverment, so the elections were repeated on November 2019 and then he formed a government with the party Unidas Podemos.[3] On July 2023, there were other elections. His party was not the most voted, but he still can form a government if he finds enough allies in other parties.
In November 2022, he became President of the Socialist International.
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Sánchez and his new cabinet at La Moncloa in June 2018
Sánchez with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 26 June 2018
References
- ↑ Alberola, Miquel (1 June 2018) (in es). Pedro Sánchez, presidente del Gobierno tras ganar la moción de censura a Rajoy. Madrid. https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2018/06/01/actualidad/1527837969_067262.html. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ Moción de censura del PSOE a Rajoy, últimas noticias en directo in elpais.com (in Spanish)
- ↑ Piña, Raúl (11 November 2019) (in es). Las condiciones de Pablo Iglesias para pactar con Pedro Sánchez: una coalición con cinco o seis ministerios y un sillón para él. Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U.. https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2019/11/11/5dc93dc9fc6c832f7c8b45ba.html. Retrieved 12 November 2019.