Ignacio González (politician) explained

Ignacio González
Order:4th
Office:President of the Community of Madrid
Term Start:26 September 2012
Term End:24 June 2015
Predecessor:Esperanza Aguirre
Successor:Cristina Cifuentes
Office1:Member of the Assembly of Madrid
Term Start1:27 May 2007
Term End1:8 June 2015
Birth Date:19 October 1960
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Party:PP
Spouse:Lourdes Cavero Mestre[1]
Relations:Pablo (brother)

Jaime Ignacio González González (born 19 October 1960 Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish politician and member of the Partido Popular. González served as the President of the Community of Madrid, one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, from 26 September 2012 to June 2015.

Political career

González´ predecessor, Esperanza Aguirre, resigned from office in September 2012 citing declining health.[2] González held his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at Moncloa Palace on 15 October 2012, two weeks after taking office as President of the Community.[3] González continued to be involved with running the public water company Canal de Isabel II.[4]

Investigations

Since 2016 González has been subject to an investigation into the relationship between the himself, the former Worker Minister and businessmen linked to politics.[5] As a result of these investigations known as Operación Lezo, González was arrested on corruption charges on 19 April 2017.[6] [7] He was held on remand from April to November 2017 at Soto del Real prison.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mossack Fonseca ayudó a españoles a ocultar su patrimonio en paraísos fiscales . . Jesús . Escudero . Daniele . Grasso . 4 April 2016 . 1 October 2019 . es.
  2. News: Esperanza Aguirre deja el gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid . Garcia . Luis B. . 2012-09-17 . . 2013-07-08 . Spanish.
  3. News: Mariano Rajoy receives Ignacio González, President of the Regional Government of Madrid . 2012-10-15 . La Moncloa . 12 May 2017 . Government of Spain.
  4. News: Madrid water company was used in Púnica graft case, inquiry shows . . 18 February 2016.
  5. News: The judge is investigating Zaplana, López Viejo, Villar Mir and the father of Ignacio González in the Lezo case . Brown . Gordon . 24 April 2017 . The Reader . 1 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122147/http://thereader.es/uncategorized/the-judge-is-investigating-zaplana-lopez-viejo-villa-mir-and-the-father-of-ignacio-gonzalez-in-the-lezo-case.html . 7 February 2018.
  6. News: Detenen l'expresident de Madrid Ignacio González en una operació anticorrupció . 19 April 2017 . . 19 April 2017 . ca . Ignacio González arrested in anti-corruption operation in Madrid . Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, SA.
  7. News: ¿Por qué se llama Operación Lezo? . 21 April 2017 . . Francisco Javier . Barroso . 1 October 2019 . es . Prisa.
  8. News: Ignacio González comparte celda con su hermano . . 26 April 2017 . 1 October 2019 . es.