Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo (born July 3, 1936 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) is a Spanish politician . Between 1983 and 1987 and from 1991 to 1993 he was President of the Canary Islands , an autonomous community in Spain .
In 1972 he joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, the PSOE , and the Spanish union Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). Saavedra was Minister of Education and Science in the central government in Madrid in 1995 and 1996 . In 1996 and from 1999 to 2003 he was a senator in the Cortes Generales . In 2006 he was the top candidate for the mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , to which he was elected in the 2007 municipal elections.
Acevedo has been openly gay since 2000 .
Web links
Commons : Jerónimo Saavedra - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ El ex ministro Saavedra cree que "ocultar la homosexualidad" lleva al psicoanalista , ElMundo (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saavedra Acevedo, Jerónimo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |