Santiago Lanzuela

Santiago Lanzuela Marina (27 September 1948 – 16 April 2020) was a Spanish economist and politician for the People's Party (PP), who served as President of the Government of Aragon, one of the Spanish regional administrations.

Santiago Lanzuela Marina
President of the Government of Aragon
In office
July 7, 1995 – August 2, 1999
Preceded byRamón Tejedor
Succeeded byMarcelino Iglesias
Minister of Economics and Housing for the Government of Aragon
In office
March 13, 1989 – September 17, 1993
PresidentHipólito Gómez de las Roces
Emilio Eiroa
Preceded byAntonio Laguarta
Succeeded byEugenio Nadal
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Teruel
In office
March 12, 2000 – July 28, 2014
Member of the Aragonese Corts for Zaragoza
In office
May 28, 1991 – March 27, 2000
Personal details
Born(1948-09-27)September 27, 1948
Teruel, Spain
DiedApril 16, 2020(2020-04-16) (aged 71)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party of Aragon
People's Party
Alma materUniversity of Valencia
ProfessionEconomist
Politician

Life

Lanzuela was born in Teruel, Spain. An economist by profession, he was married with two children. In 1974 he became head of the office for Spanish co-operation with Nicaragua and then served as a director in the Spanish Employment Ministry from 1976 to 1981. In 1987 he was elected to the Aragonese Regional Assembly and in 1989 the PP entered a coalition government with the Aragonese Party (PAR) with Lanzuela serving as Economics Minister until 1993. On 28 May 1995 the PP received the most votes in the Aragonese regional elections and as lead PP candidate, he was elected President of Aragon. Although the PP increased their number of votes and seats in the 1999 elections, the PAR instead backed the candidate of the rival Spanish Socialist Workers' Party for President.[1] At the 2000 General Election he was elected to the Spanish Congress, representing Teruel constituency and was re-elected at the subsequent elections in 2004 and 2008.[2]

Death

Lanzuela died of COVID-19-related causes on 16 April 2020 in Madrid.[3]  He was 71.

References
  1. 20minutes.es 5 March 2008 accessed 9 August 2009
  2. El Periodico de Aragon 9 March 2008 accessed 9 August 2009
  3. "Muere el expresidente Santiago Lanzuela". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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