Mariano Rajoy
Spanish politician, prime Minister of Spain between 2011 and 2018
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]
References
change- ↑ "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). "Rajoy deja la Presidencia del PP: "El partido tiene que seguir con otra persona"". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Hernández, Marisol (5 June 2018). "Rajoy se va: "Es lo mejor para mí, para el PP y para España"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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