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Mariano Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018. A member of the People's Party, he served as the party's president from 2004 to 2018. At a total of nearly 15 years, Rajoy was the longest-serving politician in the Spanish government since the transition to democracy, having held ministerial offices continuously from 1996 to 2004 and from 2011 to 2…
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politics · Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018 · politician · land registrar · also Mariano Rajoy, Mariano Rajoy Brey, Mariano Rajoy y Brey, Rajoy
Born 27 March 1955 · Q10819
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2026· 6 entries
Cultoro.es: Mariano Rajoy, en los toros en Pontevedra
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La Voz de Galicia: Mariano Rajoy, Ana Pastor y Rafael Louzán, en la gala de la asociación contra el cáncer en A Toxa
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El Español: Mariano Rajoy, 71 años: "El deporte fue una afición que me inculcó mi padre. Con él aprendí a nadar y a pescar"
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Public attention spiked: 6,436 Wikipedia readers in one day, 21.8× the usual 295, with 10 article edits. Editors noted: Restored revision 1362740359 by Qzd (talk): Unsourced content
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Moneycontrol: Mariano Rajoy
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2018· 4 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2018).
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Won: Portugal (April 2018).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (2018).
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“s Party. On 15 June, he resigned his seat as Deputy after thirty years. The vacant seat was taken by Valentina Martínez Ferro. Later activity On 20 June 2018, Rajoy was reinstated to his position as property registrar in Santa Pola after 29 years. On 27 February 2019 he was declared a witness at the trial of Catalonia independence leaders before the Supreme Court. He was summoned by the courts in March 2021 to explain the”
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2017· 1 entry
Digital Journal: Mariano Rajoy, solidly in charge in Spain
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2016· 5 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Spain (2016–2018).
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Campaign: 2016 general election.
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2016–2016).
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2016–2018).
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As neither Rajoy nor the left-wing opposition could form a coalition government
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2015· 4 entries
Election lost: 2015 general election and deadlock.
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Criticised the Hungarian government for taking steps to deter migration into their country
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Campaign: 2015 general election and deadlock.
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Spain (2015–2016).
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2013· 4 entries
Awarded Ribbon of the Order of the Republic of Serbia (2013).
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Won: Peru (2013).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2013).
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Won: Serbia (2013).
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2012· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (2012).
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Won: Mexico (April 2012).
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An investment of €16,500,000,000 would be needed
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Leading to an initial drop of the People's Party in the polls, which was aggravated by the revelations of a series of corruption cases that seriously damaged the party's reputation
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2011· 6 entries
Rajoy published his autobiography, En Confianza (In Confidence)
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Rajoy was elected prime minister by the Congress of Deputies on 20 December 2011
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Campaign: 2011 election.
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2011–2016).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Spain (2011–2015).
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Rajoy won the general elections by a majority and was sworn in as prime minister on 21 December
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2010· 1 entry
To Rajoy and Dolores de Cospedal
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2008· 3 entries
Election lost: 2008 election.
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2008–2011).
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Campaign: 2008 election.
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2004· 6 entries
Election won: 2004 election.
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Campaign: 2004 election.
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Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (2004–2011).
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Rajoy ran as the People's Party for the general election but his party narrowly lost to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), something repeated in the general elections held four years later
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2004–2008).
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Career landmark: president of the Partido Popular (2004–2018).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of the Presidency (2002–2003).
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of the Interior of Spain (2001–2002).
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2000· 4 entries
Led the People's Party election campaign for the elections on 12 March, in which they won absolute majority
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (2000–2003).
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Career landmark: Minister of the Presidency (2000–2001).
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Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (2000–2004).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Education and Culture (1999–2000).
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1997· 2 entries
1998 and 1999, when he was a minister in the Aznar cabinet
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Of the Law on organization and operation of the general administration of the State (LOFAGE), which regulates the organization and functions of central government, and the Law on Government
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1996· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1996–2000).
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Career landmark: Minister for Public Administration (1996–1999).
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1993–1996).
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1989· 3 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Congress of Deputies (1989–1993).
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José María Aznar, was elected president of the PP
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The AP merged with other parties to form the People's Party (PP), with Manuel Fraga as its president, Rajoy was named a member of its National Executive Committee and delegate for Pontevedra
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1986· 1 entry
Rajoy was elected a member of the Congress of Deputies but shortly resigned his seat later that year to be appointed Vice President of Galicia, a role that he served in until the following year
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1983· 2 entries
“Human equality and models of society”
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As the youngest member of the Parliament of Galicia, Rajoy wrote in a piece in the Faro de Vigo titled "Human equality and models of society" the notion that "all policies seeking to achieve equality were a fallacy"
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1982· 1 entry
Was appointed by Galician regional president, Xerardo Fernández Albor, as Minister of Institutional Relations of the Xunta de Galicia
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1979· 1 entry
Became a property register at the age of 24, one of the youngest in Spain at the time
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-03-27.
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