Santiago Lanzuela Explained

Santiago Lanzuela Marina
Office:President of the Government of Aragon
Term Start:2 July 1995
Term End:2 August 1999
Predecessor:Ramón Tejedor
Successor:Marcelino Iglesias
Office2:Minister of Economics and Housing for the Government of Aragon
Term Start2:13 March 1989
Term End2:17 September 1993
Predecessor2:Antonio Laguarta
Successor2:Eugenio Nadal
President2:Hipólito Gómez de las Roces
Emilio Eiroa
Office3:Member of the Congress of Deputies for Teruel
Term Start3:12 March 2000
Term End3:28 July 2014
Office4:Member of the Aragonese Corts for Zaragoza
Term Start4:28 May 1991
Term End4:27 March 2000
Birth Date:27 September 1948
Birth Place:Teruel, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Party:People's Party of Aragon
People's Party
Alma Mater:University of Valencia
Profession:Economist
Politician

Santiago Lanzuela Marina (27 September 1948 – 16 April 2020) was a Spanish economist and politician for the People's Party (PP), who served as President of the Government of Aragon, one of the Spanish regional administrations.

Life

Lanzuela was born in Teruel, Spain. An economist by profession, he was married with two children. In 1974 he became head of the office for Spanish co-operation with Nicaragua and then served as a director in the Spanish Employment Ministry from 1976 to 1981. In 1987, he was elected to the Aragonese Regional Assembly and, in 1989, the PP entered a coalition government with the Aragonese Party (PAR) with Lanzuela serving as Economics Minister until 1993.

On 28 May 1995, the PP received the most votes in the Aragonese regional elections and as lead PP candidate, he was elected President of Aragon, defeating Ángela Abós Ballarín of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[1]

Although the PP increased their number of votes and seats in the 1999 elections, the PAR instead backed the candidate of the rival PSOE for President.[2] At the 2000 General Election he was elected to the Spanish Congress, representing Teruel constituency and was re-elected at the subsequent elections in 2004 and 2008.[3]

Death

Santiago Lanzuela died, aged 71, from COVID-19-related causes on 16 April 2020, in Madrid.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clemente . Eloy Fernández . 1 October 2014. In the 80 years of Ángela Abós . 20 July 2022 . . es.
  2. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/357511/candidatos/congreso/teruel/ Profile
  3. http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=393817 Electoral info
  4. Web site: Muere el expresidente Santiago Lanzuela . Heraldo de Aragón . 16 April 2020 . es.