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Mariano Rajoy

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Mariano Rajoy Brey
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
20 December 2011 – 1 June 2018
Monarch
DeputySoraya Sáenz de Santamaría
Preceded byJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Succeeded byPedro Sánchez
Leader of the Opposition
In office
16 April 2004 – 20 December 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Succeeded byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Personal details
Born (1955-03-27) March 27, 1955 (age 69)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Spouse(s)Elvira Fernández
RelationsMariano Rajoy Sobredo (father)

Mariano Rajoy Brey (born 27 March 1955) is the former Prime Minister of Spain.[1] His party, the Popular Party (Partido Popular, PP) won the elections in 2011. He won his re-election campaign in the 2016 election. His party had many corruption scandals and because of this a lot of people in Spanish congress voted to quit him from presidency on June 1, 2018[2] and put Pedro Sánchez in his place.

On 5 June 2018, Rajoy resigned as President of the People's Party.[3][4]

References

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  1. "Party leader: Mariano Rajoy | EPP". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  2. Moción de censura del PSOE a Rajoy, últimas noticias en directo in elpais.com (in Spanish)
  3. I. Gracia, Ana (5 June 2018). "Rajoy deja la Presidencia del PP: "El partido tiene que seguir con otra persona"". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. Hernández, Marisol (5 June 2018). "Rajoy se va: "Es lo mejor para mí, para el PP y para España"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 11 June 2018.