José Montilla
José Montilla Aguilera (born 15 January 1955 in Iznájar, Andalusia, Spain) is a Spanish politician who is currently a member of the Spanish Senate. He was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He became the First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia on 18 June 2000, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) on 23 July 2000. He served as Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from 18 April 2004 until 9 September 2006. He is married and has five children. On 29 November 2010 he announced he would not stand again for the post of First Secretary of the PSC due to his party's having obtained its worst-ever results in the 2010 election.
The Right Honourable José Montilla | |
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| 128th President of the Government of Catalonia | |
| In office 28 November 2006 – 27 December 2010 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Vice President | Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira |
| Preceded by | Pasqual Maragall |
| Succeeded by | Artur Mas |
| Mayor of Cornellà de Llobregat | |
| In office 1985 – 17 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Frederic Prieto |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Balmón i Arévalo |
| Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism | |
| In office 17 April 2004 – 8 September 2006 | |
| President | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Juan Costa Climent |
| Succeeded by | Joan Clos |
| Spanish Senator for designation of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| In office 1 December 2011 – 8 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1955 Iznájar, Andalusia, Spain |
| Political party | Socialists' Party of Catalonia |
| Spouse | Anna Hernández |
| Children | Three sons and two daughters |
| Occupation | Politician |
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