José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Spanish: [xoseˈlwis roˈðɾiɣeθ θapaˈteɾo] ⓘ;[1] born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections.[2] On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election and left office on 21 December 2011.
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
In office 17 April 2004 – 21 December 2011 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
1st Deputy | María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Elena Salgado |
2nd Deputy | Pedro Solbes Elena Salgado Manuel Chaves |
3rd Deputy | Manuel Chaves |
Preceded by | José María Aznar |
Succeeded by | Mariano Rajoy |
Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | |
In office 22 July 2000 – 4 February 2012 | |
President | Manuel Chaves |
Deputy | José Blanco |
Preceded by | Joaquín Almunia |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 22 July 2000 – 16 April 2004 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
Preceded by | Luis Martínez Noval |
Succeeded by | Mariano Rajoy |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 24 March 2004 – 27 September 2011 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
In office 9 July 1986 – 2 August 2004 | |
Constituency | León |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-08-04) 4 August 1960 (age 63) Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain |
Political party | PSOE (since 1979) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of León |
Signature | |
Among the main actions taken by the Zapatero administration were the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the Iraq war, the increase of Spanish troops in Afghanistan; the idea of an Alliance of Civilizations; the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Spain; reform of abortion law; a peace negotiation attempt with ETA; the end of ETA terrorism; increase of tobacco restrictions; and the reform of various autonomous statutes, particularly the Statute of Catalonia.