Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (2025).
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Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez is a retired Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. He is the longest-serving democratically elected prime minister of Spain.
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business · Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 · politician · labor law specialist · writer · businessperson · jurist · university teacher · also Felipe González, Felipe Gonzalez, González
Born 5 March 1942 · Q156799
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2025· 1 entry
2017· 1 entry
Awarded The City of Athens Democracy Award (2017).
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2015· 2 entries
González travelled to Venezuela to support Leopoldo López and other imprisoned opposition leaders
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González was awarded the Distinguished Leadership Award for Public Service in the Americas Award by the Inter-American Dialogue for his tireless, effective, and ongoing public service and commitment to democracy in Latin
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded Point Alpha Prize (2011).
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Won Gold Medal of Madrid (2011).
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal (2004).
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2000–2004).
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1999· 1 entry
González was put in charge of the party's Global Progress Commission in response to globalisation
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Dearest Son of Andalusia (1998).
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse-II (1997).
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Was considered a leading candidate to take over the position of President of the European Commission after Jacques Santer
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1996· 4 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1996).
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González lost the election to José María Aznar and the People's Party and was elected to the Congress of Deputies for the last time in the 2000 general election, from Seville
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1996–2000).
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González was the head of the OSCE delegation which was sent to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a mediator in the dialogue between Serbian government and the opposition, following the mass protests which had started ove
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded Charlemagne Prize (1993).
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1993–1996).
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1989–1993).
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1986· 3 entries
Awarded Order of José Martí (1986).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (1986).
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1986–1989).
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1984· 3 entries
Awarded Cross of Military Merit (1984).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (1984).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration (1984).
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1982· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1982–1986).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Spain (1982–1996).
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1979· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1979–1982).
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the PSOE (1979–1997).
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1977· 2 entries
The PSOE became the second most-voted for party, and this served González to appear as a young, active and promising leader
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1977–1979).
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1974· 2 entries
The PSOE elected González as its secretary-general after a split in its 26th Congress
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the PSOE (1974–1979).
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1965· 1 entry
Studied at University of Seville, licentiate (1965).
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1964· 1 entry
When it was banned under the Francoist regime
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1942· 1 entry
Born 1942-03-05.
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