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Emilio Pérez Touriño
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| President of the Regional Government of Galicia | |
| In office 2 August 2005 – 17 April 2009 |
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| Vice President | Anxo Quintana |
| Preceded by | Manuel Fraga |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Núñez Feijóo |
| Secretary-General of the Socialists' Party of Galicia | |
| In office 10 October 1998 – 2 March 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Vázquez Vázquez |
| Succeeded by | Pachi Vázquez |
| Member of the Parliament of Galicia | |
| In office 20 November 2001 – 10 March 2010 |
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| Constituency | Pontevedra |
| In office 16 October 1997 – 20 November 2001 |
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| Constituency | A Coruña |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 3 March 1996 – 28 October 1997 |
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| Constituency | Pontevedra |
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Emilio Pérez Touriño
8 August 1948 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
| Political party | PSdeG–PSOE |
| Spouse | Esther Cid |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| Profession | Professor |
Emilio Pérez Touriño was born on August 8, 1948. He is a Spanish politician and an expert in economics.
He used to be the leader of the Socialists' Party of Galicia. From August 2005 to March 2009, he was the president of Galicia. Galicia is one of Spain's autonomous communities, which means it has its own government. As president, he led the Xunta de Galicia, which is the executive branch of the Galician government. His political ideas are based on social democracy and Galicianism.
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Emilio Pérez Touriño's Education
Emilio Pérez Touriño is an economist by profession. He studied at the University of Grenoble in France. There, he completed a special course in economics.
He also earned his doctorate degree in economics from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Later, he became the vice-president for financial affairs at the same university.
During his time at the university, Touriño was very active in teaching and writing. He published many works about economy and development. He often used Galicia and its buildings, roads, and other structures as examples. He studied how Galicia could fit into the European Union.
Emilio Pérez Touriño's Political Career
During Spain's move to democracy (1975–1982), after the end of Francoist Spain, Touriño became a political activist. He focused on left-wing ideas. He even helped write the Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981. This document sets out how Galicia governs itself.
He later worked for minister Abel Caballero in the Spanish government. This was in the ministry for transportation, tourism, and communications. He also held a senior role in the ministry for public works, transportation, and the environment.
In 1994, he faced some questions about certain payments. Because of this, he decided to leave his political jobs and went back to teaching at the university. In the same year, he received a special award called the Spanish Great Cross of Civil Merit.
He returned to politics in 1996. He was elected to the Spanish Congress to represent the A Coruña Province. However, he resigned from Congress in 1997.
In 1998, Touriño became the new leader of the Socialists' Party of Galicia. He took over from Francisco Vázquez.
President of Galicia
In 2005, Emilio Pérez Touriño became the president of Galicia. His party won against Manuel Fraga's People's Party of Galicia. This was possible because Touriño's party formed a coalition government with the Galician Nationalist Bloc. A coalition government is when two or more parties work together to govern.
After this, the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, asked both parties in the coalition to review the Statute of Autonomy. The goal was to discuss and update Galicia's status as part of the Spanish State.
Touriño was re-elected as the leader of the Socialists' Party of Galicia in July 2008. However, in the elections of 2009, his government lost power. Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the PP party became the new president.
See also
- Xunta de Galicia
- Parliament of Galicia
- Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981
- Socialists' Party of Galicia
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
