Manuel Fraga | |
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4th President of the Regional Government of Galicia | |
In office 5 February 1990 – 2 August 2005 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Preceded by | Fernando González Laxe |
Succeeded by | Emilio Pérez Touriño |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 15 December 1975 – 5 July 1976 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Preceded by | Jose Garcia Hernandez |
Succeeded by | Rodolfo Martín Villa |
Minister of Information and Tourism | |
In office 10 July 1962 – 29 October 1969 | |
Leader | Francisco Franco |
Preceded by | Gabriel Arias-Salgado |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Sánchez Bella |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 15 June 1977 – 3 July 1987 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 7 February 2006 – 27 September 2011 | |
Member of the Parliament of Galicia | |
In office 17 December 1989 – 7 February 2006 | |
Constituency | Lugo |
Personal details | |
Born | Vilalba, Spain | 23 November 1922
Died | 15 January 2012 Madrid, Spain | (aged 89)
Political party | People's Party (1989–2012) People's Alliance (1977–1989) FET y de las JONS (1962–1977) |
Other political affiliations | People's Alliance Democratic Reform |
Spouse |
Carmen Estévez Eguiagaray
(m. 1948; d. 1996) |
Children | 5, including Carmen |
Residence(s) | Madrid, Spain |
Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
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Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈfɾaɣajɾiˈβaɾne]; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who was also one of the founders of the People's Party. Fraga was Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975, Minister of the Interior in 1975, Second Deputy Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976, President of the People's Alliance/People's Party between 1979 and 1990 and President of the Regional Government of Galicia between 1990 and 2005. He was also a Member of the Congress of Deputies and a Senator.
Fraga's career as one of the key political figures in Spain straddles both General Francisco Franco's regime and the subsequent transition to representative democracy. He served as the President of the Regional Government of Galicia from 1990 to 2005 and as a Senator until November 2011.[1] Fraga is also one of the Fathers of the Constitution.