Juan José Lucas
Juan José Lucas Giménez (born 10 May 1944) is a Spanish attorney, professor and politician in the People's Party.[1]
Juan José Lucas Giménez | |
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First Vice President of the Senate | |
In office 13 December 2011 – 16 January 2016 | |
President | Pío García-Escudero |
Preceded by | Isidre Molas |
Succeeded by | Pedro Sanz |
57th President of the Senate of Spain | |
In office 16 October 2002 – 2 April 2004 | |
Preceded by | Esperanza Aguirre |
Succeeded by | Javier Rojo |
Minister for the Presidency | |
In office 27 February 2001 – 10 July 2002 | |
Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
Preceded by | Mariano Rajoy |
Succeeded by | Mariano Rajoy |
President of the Junta of Castile and León | |
In office 4 July 1991 – 27 February 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Felipe González (1991–1996) José María Aznar (1996–2001) |
Preceded by | Jesús Posada |
Succeeded by | Juan Vicente Herrera |
President of the People's Party of Castile and León | |
In office 1991–2002 | |
Preceded by | José María Aznar |
Succeeded by | Juan Vicente Herrera |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 22 June 1986 – 8 September 1987 | |
Constituency | Soria |
In office 28 October 1989 – 20 June 1991 | |
Constituency | Soria |
Member of the Senate | |
Assumed office 22 March 2002 | |
Constituency | Castile and León |
Member of the Cortes of Castile and León | |
In office 21 June 1991 – 27 February 2001 | |
Constituency | Soria |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan José Lucas Giménez 10 May 1944 El Burgo de Osma, Soria, Spain |
Political party | People's Party (1989–present) |
Alma mater | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
Early life and education
Giménez was born in Burgo de Osma, Soria, Spain, on 10 May 1944. He graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with a degree in law.
Professional career
Giménez worked as a professor in 1968 and 1969 and was also a tutor in Soria University. He joined INEM as a technician, and later held positions as secretary, Provincial Director, and Deputy Director General. He left the agency in 1982 to begin work in the Instituto Nacional de Colonización's sociologist group. He was Deputy Director General of Cooperatives in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
Senate of Spain career
The Cortes of Castile and León appointed Giménez as a Senator on 22 March 2002. He later held the Presidency of the Senate of Spain, between 16 October 2002 and 2 April 2004, before his party lost its absolute majority in both houses in the general elections of 2004. Between 2004 and 2011 he was Second Vice President of the Senate. On 12 December 2011, Mariano Rajoy proposed Giménez to his party as Deputy President of the Senate of Spain for the 10th Legislature.
References
- Quién es quién: sus señorías los diputados Manuel Ángel Menéndez Gijón, Manuel Ángel Menéndez, Ignacio Fontes – 2002 Page 468 Lucas Jiménez, Juan José. Burgo de Osma (Soria), 10 May 1944. Casado con María Dolores López .