Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo ˈpeɾeθ ruβalˈkaβa]; 28 July 1951 – 10 May 2019) was a Spanish statesman, politician and chemist who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain from 2010 to 2011, and previously as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993, as Minister of the Presidency from 1993 to 1996, as Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2011 and as acting Minister of Defence between May and June 2008.
The Most Excellent Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 20 December 2011 – 26 July 2014 | |
| Monarchs | Juan Carlos I Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Mariano Rajoy |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Sánchez |
| Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | |
| In office 4 February 2012 – 26 July 2014 | |
| President | José Antonio Griñán |
| Deputy | Elena Valenciano |
| Preceded by | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Sánchez |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 21 October 2010 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | María Teresa Fernández de la Vega |
| Succeeded by | Elena Salgado |
| Spokesperson of the Government | |
| In office 21 October 2010 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Marí Teresa Fernández de la Vega |
| Succeeded by | José Blanco López |
| In office 13 July 1993 – 6 May 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Virgilio Zapatero Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Bajón |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 11 April 2006 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Camacho Vizcaíno |
| Minister of Defence Interim | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 30 June 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Carme Chacón |
| Succeeded by | Carme Chacón |
| Leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 14 March 2004 – 11 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jesús Caldera |
| Succeeded by | Diego López Garrido |
| Minister of the Presidency | |
| In office 13 July 1993 – 6 May 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Virgilio Zapatero Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Álvarez Cascos |
| Minister of Education and Science | |
| In office 24 June 1992 – 12 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Javier Solana |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Suárez Pertierra |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 5 December 2011 – 2 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| In office 24 March 2008 – 13 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Cádiz |
| In office 31 March 2004 – 15 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Cantabria |
| In office 26 March 1996 – 2 April 2004 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| In office 24 June 1993 – 9 January 1996 | |
| Constituency | Toledo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1951 Solares, Cantabria, Spain |
| Died | 10 May 2019 (aged 67) Majadahonda, Community of Madrid, Spain |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Political party | PSOE |
| Spouse | Pilar Goya (1979–2019) |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid Lic., PhD |
He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2014 and as Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) from 2012 to 2014. He obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the Complutense University of Madrid.
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