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Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo,
He was born in Madrid in 1926 and trained as an Engineer of Roads, Canals and Ports. His was the shortest term in the history of democracy. He participated in the creation of the Union of Democratic Center (UCD). After the resignation of Adolfo Suárez, he assumed the presidency of the Government. During his inauguration, Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero attempted a coup attempt on February 23, 1981. -
ADOLFO SUAREZ
He was born in Ávila in 1932 and trained in Law. He was a key figure in the process of democratic transition. After the approval of the law of political associations, still during the Franco regime, promoted the political association Unión Democrática del Pueblo Español (UDPE). -
Felipe González,
He was born in Seville in 1942 and graduated in Law 20 years later. From a young age he was part of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), and became its general secretary in 1974. In 1978 he was elected vice president of the Socialist International. The first victory in the elections of the PSOE took place with absolute majority in 1982, overwhelming results that would be repeated in 1986 and 1989. -
José María Aznar
He was born in Madrid in 1953 and trained in law. Very young, he joined Alianza Popular (AP), party of which he was secretary general in 1979. He was a deputy for the province of Ávila (1982), president of the party in Castilla y León (1985), deputy secretary general and member of the Committee Executive (1986). -
Mariano Rajoy
He was born in Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) on March 27, 1955. He graduated in Law. Before being president of the Government, he was Minister of Public Administration (1996-1999) and Minister of Education and Culture (1999-2000). Upon reaching the Government, obtaining absolute majority, its economic policy focused on readjustments aimed at solving the economic crisis. -
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,
He was born in Valladolid, in 1960, and trained in Law. He joined the PSOE in 1979, and since 1982 he held positions of responsibility, such as the Secretariat of the Socialist Youth of León and the General Secretariat of the Leonese Socialist Federation. In addition, he was deputy in the Congress since 1986, and from 1996, spokesman of the PSOE in the Public Administration Committee of the Lower House. -
Pedro Sánchez
Born in Madrid in 1972, and is trained in Economic and Business Sciences. In addition to teaching at the Camilo José Cela University, he has worked as an advisor in the European Parliament (1998) and as a member of the Cabinet of the High Representative of the United Nations in Bosnia during the Kosovo War (1999). In Spain, he was councilor in Madrid City Council between 2004 and 2009 and deputy for the Madrid district from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2016.
