Javier Fernández (Spanish politician)
Javier Fernández | |
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| 8thPresident of the Principality of Asturias Elections:2012,2015 | |
| In office 26 May 2012 – 16 July 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Juan Carlos I Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Francisco Álvarez Cascos |
| Succeeded by | Adrián Barbón |
| President of theSpanish Socialist Workers' PartyCaretaking Committee | |
| In office 1 October 2016 – 18 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Sánchez (as Secretary General) |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Sánchez (as Secretary General) |
| Member of theCongress of Deputies | |
| In office 3 March 1996 – 22 July 1999 | |
| Constituency | Asturias |
| Member of theSenate | |
| In office 14 July 2003 – 25 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | Asturias |
| Member of theGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias | |
| In office 27 May 2007 – 24 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | Central Asturias |
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| Born | 7 January 1948 Mieres,Asturias,Spain |
| Political party | PSOE |
Javier Fernández Fernández(born 7 January 1948 inMieres,Asturias) is a Spanishpolitician,mining engineer,andcivil servant.He was thesecretary generalof theFederación Socialista Asturiana,the regional socialist party affiliated with the nationalSpanish Socialist Workers' Party(PSOE).
Fernández served as thePresident of the Principality of Asturiasfrom 26 May 2012 to 16 July 2019. He came to power as the result of a coalition government stemming from the2012 Asturias General Council electionheld in March. A parliamentary pact was made between the PSOE and the centristUnion, Progress and Democracy(UPyD). Fernández was elected president on 23 May 2012,[1]and took office three days later. He appointed five women and three men to his cabinet, including economistDolores Carcedoas theMinister of Finance.[2]
He retained the Presidency after the2015 election,but governing in minority only with the support of theUnited Left of Asturias.
On 1 October 2016, Fernández was named by PSOE to lead the party's caretaker committee, after the resignation ofPedro Sánchezas secretary general.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Javier Fernández, presidente de Asturias con el apoyo de IU y UPyD".El País(in Spanish). 23 May 2012.Retrieved25 May2012.
- ^"Javier Fernández entrega la cartera de Hacienda a la economista Dolores Carcedo".ABC.2012-05-25.Retrieved2012-05-29.
- ^"Javier Fernández will lead PSOE's caretaker committee".eldiario.es(in Spanish). 2016-10-01.
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