| Joaquín Leguina | |
| Office: | President of the Community of Madrid |
| Deputy: | César Cimadevilla |
| Term Start: | 13 June 1983 |
| Term End: | 30 June 1995 |
| Predecessor: | None |
| Successor: | Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón |
| Office1: | Secretary-General of the Madrilenian Socialist Federation |
| Term Start1: | 14 December 1979 |
| Term End1: | 2 February 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Alonso Puerta |
| Successor1: | Teófilo Serrano |
| Office2: | Member of the Congress of Deputies |
| Term Start2: | 3 March 1996 |
| Term End2: | 1 April 2008 |
| Constituency2: | Madrid |
| Term Start3: | 28 October 1982 |
| Term End3: | 8 May 1983 |
| Constituency3: | Madrid |
| Office4: | Member of the Assembly of Madrid |
| Term Start4: | 8 May 1983 |
| Term End4: | 1 July 1995 |
| Office5: | Member of Madrid Municipal Council |
| Term Start5: | 15 May 1979 |
| Term End5: | 8 May 1983 |
| Birth Name: | Joaquín Leguina Herrán |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Villaescusa, Spain |
| Party: | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Alma Mater: | University of the Basque Country |
Joaquín Leguina Herrán (born 5 May 1941)[1] is a Spanish politician and writer. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he became the first President of the Community of Madrid, serving from 1983 and 1995. He also was Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid from 1979 to 1991.
After leaving the presidency of the Madrid region, he became a member of the PSOE National Executive Board presided by Joaquín Almunia.[2] He also returned to the Congress of Deputies, becoming a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th terms of the Lower House in representation of Madrid. During the 8th term he chaired the Defence Committee of the Congress of Deputies.[3]
A staunch critic of the Catalan pro-independence movement, he became a member of the Libres e Iguales platform in 2014, signing their manifesto.[4] [5] [6] Later the same year, he likened Artur Mas to the Pied Piper of Hamelin.[7]