Pedro Sánchez
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Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsaɲʧeθ ˈpeɾeθ kasteˈxon], born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician. He is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Spain since 1 June 2018.[1] He is leader (Secretary-General) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He first held the post from 2014 to October 2016 when, because of tensions in the party, he stood down to be replaced by a caretaker committee.
Pedro Sánchez | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
Assumed office 1 June 2018 | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Preceded by | Mariano Rajoy |
Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | |
Assumed office 17 June 2017 | |
President | Cristina Narbona |
Deputy | Adriana Lastra |
Preceded by | Caretaker committee |
In office 26 July 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
President | Micaela Navarro |
Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Succeeded by | Caretaker committee |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 18 June 2017 – 1 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
Preceded by | Position vacant |
Succeeded by | Mariano Rajoy |
In office 26 July 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Succeeded by | Position vacant |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
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 Fernández (2006–present) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Palace of Moncloa |
Alma mater | |
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In the 2016 general election he lost to then-Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The party of Rajoy 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. He won elections in April 2019 but he could not organize a goverment. On November 2019 he won other elections and on 7 January 2020 he formed a goverment with the party Unidas Podemos.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Alberola, Miquel (1 June 2018). "Pedro Sánchez, presidente del Gobierno tras ganar la moción de censura a Rajoy". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 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). "Las condiciones de Pablo Iglesias para pactar con Pedro Sánchez: una coalición con cinco o seis ministerios y un sillón para él". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. Retrieved 12 November 2019.