Juan Alberto Belloch
| Juan Alberto Belloch | |
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Belloch in 2011
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| Mayor of Zaragoza | |
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In office 14 June 2003 – 13 June 2015 |
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| Preceded by | José Atarés |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Santisteve |
| Minister of Interior | |
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In office 5 May 1994 – 6 May 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Antoni Asunción Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Mayor Oreja |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 14 July 1993 – 6 May 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Tomás Fernández del Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Margarita Mariscal de Gante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 66–67) Mora de Rubielos, Teruel Province |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mari Cruz Soriano |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe (born 1950) is a Spanish judge and socialist politician, who served in different cabinet posts. He served as the mayor of Zaragoza between June 2003 and 13 June 2015.
Belloch was born in Mora de Rubielos, Teruel Province, in 1950. He graduated from the University of Barcelona with a law degree.
Belloch worked as a judge in the Basque county. He is the founder of the Judges for Democracy and was an active member of the organization until 1990. He also established the association for human rights in 1984. He served as the president of the provincial court of Vizcaya. In 1990, he was appointed a member of the general council of the judiciary.
Belloch is a member of Spain's Socialist Party. On 14 July 1993 he was appointed justice minister in a cabinet reshuffle and became part of the cabinet led by the prime minister Felipe Gonzalez. However, he was an independent member of the cabinet. He served in the post until 6 May 1996.
He was also appointed interior minister on 5 May 1994, replacing Antoni Asunción Hernández in the post, who resigned from office in late April 1994. Therefore, both justice ministry and interior ministry were headed by Belloch. His attempts to clean the ministry of interior led to the discovery of the GAL affair which triggered the trial and arrest of the former interior minister José Barrionuevo. The affair then was searched by an inquiry committee in the Spanish senate and following the inquiry it was dissolved. Belloch was in office until 6 May 1996 and was succeeded by Jaime Mayor Oreja in the post. He became a member of the Spanish parliament in 1996, representing Zaragoza province. and served there until 2000. Next he became a senator for Zaragoza and held the post from 2000 to 2004.
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