Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez (born December 11, 1958 in Madrid ) is a former Spanish politician of the Partido Popular .
life and career
He is the son of the lawyer José María Ruiz Gallardón and Ana María Jiménez Aladrén. After graduating from Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo School, he studied law at the University of San Pablo CEU. In 1995 he was elected President of the Autonomous Community of Madrid . In 1999 he was re-elected. In 2003 he became mayor of the city of Madrid and was re-elected in 2007. On December 21, 2011, he was appointed Minister of Justice of Spain in the cabinet of Mariano Rajoy .
Ruiz-Gallardón's father-in-law José Utrera Molina (* 1926) was a leading politician of the Francisco Franco dictatorship and, among other things, signed the death sentence against the anarchist Salvador Puig Antich in 1974 as 'Ministro-Secretario General del Movimiento' (January 1974 to March 1975) .
On September 23, 2014, Gallardón resigned as Minister of Justice after Prime Minister Rajoy decided not to tighten abortion law in Spain as he had initially planned. He announced that after thirty years he would withdraw completely from politics. His successor was Rafael Catalá Polo .
Web links
- Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
- BOLETÍN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO (official notice of withdrawal, Spanish, pdf)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rajoy Nombra a Sáenz de Santamaría vicepresidenta y Portavoz. December 21, 2011, Retrieved December 21, 2011 (Spanish).
- ↑ eldiario.es May 24, 2013: "El obstáculo para juzgar el franquismo en España no es judicial, sino político"
- ↑ elpais.com October 31, 2014: Una juez argentina ordena detener a Utrera Molina y 20 cargos franquistas
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de 23 September 2014: "Justice Minister resigns after dispute over abortion law"
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joaquín Leguina |
President of the Autonomous Community of Madrid 1995 - 2003 |
Esperanza Aguirre |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José María Álvarez del Manzano |
Mayor of Madrid 2003– 2011 |
Ana Botella |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruiz-Gallardón, Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish politician (PP) and Minister of Justice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |