Alberto Núñez Feijoo

Spanish politician (born 1961)

Alberto Núñez Feijoo (born September 10, 1961) is a Spanish politician. He was elected President of the People's Party and Leader of the Opposition in 2022. He was the 7th and current President of the Regional Government of Galicia since 2009 until 2022. He was the leader of the Galician People's Party, the main conservative political party which defeated the socialists in the elections of 2009 and again in the elections of 2012.[1]

Alberto Núñez Feijóo
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
2 April 2022
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byPablo Casado
President of the People's Party
Assumed office
2 April 2022
Secretary GeneralCuca Gamarra
Preceded byPablo Casado
President of the Regional Government of Galicia
Assumed office
18 April 2009
Vice PresidentAlfonso Rueda
Francisco Conde
Preceded byEmilio Pérez Touriño
Additional positions
First Vice President of the Regional Government of Galicia
In office
10 September 2004 – 2 August 2005
PresidentManuel Fraga
Preceded byJavier Suárez Vence
Succeeded byAnxo Quintana
Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Housing of Galicia
In office
18 January 2003 – 2 August 2005
PresidentManuel Fraga
Preceded byXosé Cuiña
Succeeded byMaría José Caride
President of the State Post and Telegraph Society
In office
18 May 2000 – 18 January 2003
PresidentJosé María Aznar
Preceded byJosé Ramón Esteruelas
Succeeded byVíctor Calvo-Sotelo
General Secretary for Health Management and Cooperation
In office
10 May 1996 – 18 May 2000
Prime MinisterJosé María Aznar
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRubén Moreno Palanques
President of the People's Party of Galicia
In office
15 January 2006 – 1 April 2022
Preceded byManuel Fraga
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the Parliament of Galicia
Assumed office
18 July 2005
ConstituencyPontevedra
Personal details
Born (1961-09-10) 10 September 1961 (age 63)
Os Peares, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party
Domestic partnerEva Cárdenas
Children1
EducationUniversity of Santiago de Compostela

Feijoo is a strong admirer of Manuel Fraga, although he does not govern Galicia in the same manner.

Núñez Feijoo studied law in Santiago de Compostela. He is married to the journalist Carmen Gámir.

His party had the most votes on the 2023 Spanish general election, but could not find enough allies to form a government. His rival Pedro Sánchez could form a government on November.

References

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  1. de 2022, 2 de Abril. "Alberto Núñez Feijóo fue elegido nuevo presidente del Partido Popular de España". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)