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Juan Luis Cebrián
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| Chairman of Prisa | |
| In office 2012–2017 |
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| Vice president of the Asociación de Medios de Información | |
| Assumed office May 2017 |
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| Seat V of the Real Academia Española | |
| Assumed office 18 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Emilio García Gómez |
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Juan Luis Cebrián Echarri
30 October 1944 Madrid, Spain |
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| Alma mater | Universidad Complutense |
| Occupation | Journalist, business and writer |
Juan Luis Cebrián Echarri (born 30 October 1944) is a Spanish journalist and businessman. He is known for co-founding El País, a major Spanish newspaper. He also led Prisa, a large Spanish media company, as its CEO from 2012 to 2017.
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Early Life and Education
Juan Luis Cebrián was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1944. He studied philosophy at the Universidad Complutense. He also earned a bachelor's degree from the Official School of Journalism.
Career Highlights
Juan Luis Cebrián has had a long and important career in media.
Starting in Journalism
He was one of the first members of a political magazine called Cuadernos para el Dialogo. From 1963 to 1975, he worked as a senior writer and deputy editor for daily newspapers Pueblo and Informaciones de Madrid.
Founding El País
A big part of his career was helping to create El País. He was the first editor of this daily newspaper from 1976 to 1988. El País became one of the most important newspapers in Spain.
Leadership Roles
Between 1986 and 1988, Cebrián was the chairman of the International Press Institute (I.P.I). This is an organization that works to protect press freedom around the world.
In December 1996, he was chosen to be a member of the Real Academia Española. This is a very important group that helps to guide the Spanish language. He officially joined in May 1997.
He was the chairman of Prisa, a large media group, from 2012 to 2017. He later left all his executive jobs at Prisa in May 2018.
Since May 2017, Cebrián has been the vice president of the Asociación de Medios de Información (AMI). This group represents news media companies.
He also managed the news service for Televisión Española, which is a public television broadcaster in Spain.
Influence and Recognition
Many international news groups have said that Juan Luis Cebrián was one of the ten most influential people in Spain and Latin America for many years, from 1976 to 2019.
He has been the only Spanish-speaking member with a leadership role in the Bilderberg Club. This is a group of important people from different countries who meet to discuss global issues.
Between 1980 and 2016, Juan Luis Cebrián wrote 19 books. These books included both fiction stories and essays, which are non-fiction writings about a topic. He also wrote the first part of his memoirs, which are stories about his own life.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Luis Cebrián para niños
