Marcelino Iglesias

Marcelino Iglesias
President of the Government of Aragon
In office
2 August 1999 – 13 July 2011
MonarchJuan Carlos I
DeputyJosé Ángel Biel
Preceded bySantiago Lanzuela
Succeeded byLuisa Fernanda Rudi
Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Aragon
In office
16 December 2000 – 31 March 2012
Preceded byIsidoro Esteban
Succeeded byJavier Lambán
Personal details
BornMarcelino Iglesias Ricou
(1951-04-16) 16 April 1951
PartySpanish Socialist Workers' Party
SpouseJosé María Moriche Ibáñez

Marcelino Iglesias Ricou (born 16 April 1951) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. He was the President of the Government of Aragon between 1999 and 2011.[1]

Early life

In the 1970s,Marcelino Iglesias worked on his family's farm. He later combined this work with tourism-related businesses in the Aran Valley, Lleida, and worked as a ski instructor there from 1974 to 1981.[2]

Political career

In March 2025, Iglesias was appointed president of the PSOE-Aragón executive following Pilar Alegría's election as secretary general of the regional party.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Votes from PAR and IU give Socialist Iglesias the presidency of Aragon". El País (in Spanish). 1999-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Biografia de Marcelino Iglesias". www.biografiasyvidas.com. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  3. ↑ Gascón, Raúl (2025-03-16). "Alegría nombra a Marcelino Iglesias presidente del PSOE-Aragón y eleva a Villagrasa como vicesecretario general". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-21.