Manuel Fraga
| Manuel Fraga Iribarne | |
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Manuel Fraga in 1989
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| 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia | |
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In office 5 February 1990 – 2 August 2005 |
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| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Fernando González Laxe |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Pérez Touriño |
| President of the People's Party | |
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In office 20 January 1989 – 1 April 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Hernández Mancha(As President of Popular Alliance) |
| Succeeded by | José María Aznar |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 15 December 1975 – 5 July 1976 |
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| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Jose Garcia Hernandez |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Martín Villa |
| Minister of Information and Tourism | |
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In office 10 July 1962 – 29 October 1969 |
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| Leader | Francisco Franco |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Arias-Salgado |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Sánchez Bella |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
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In office 15 June 1977 – 3 July 1987 |
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| Constituency | Madrid |
| Member of the Senate | |
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In office 7 February 2006 – 27 September 2011 |
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| Constituency | Galicia |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 November 1922 Vilalba, Galicia, Spain |
| Died | 15 January 2012 (aged 89) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party |
People's Party (1989–2012) People's Alliance (1977–1989) FET y de las JONS (1962–1977) |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Alliance Democratic Reform |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Estévez Eguiagaray |
| Relations | Carmen Fraga Estévez |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈfɾaɣa iɾiˈβarne]; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician who was the founder of the People's Party. Fraga was the Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, the Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975, Minister of the Interior in 1975, Deputy Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976, President of the People's Alliance/People's Party between 1979 and 1990 and President of the Xunta of Galicia between 1990 and 2005. He has also been both a Deputy in the Congress and a Senator.
Fraga's career as one of the key political figures in Spain straddles both General Francisco Franco's dictatorial regime and the subsequent transition to representative democracy. He served as the President of the Xunta of Galicia from 1990 to 2005 and as a Senator until November 2011. Fraga is also one of the Fathers of the Constitution.
Fraga was born in Vilalba, Lugo Province, Galicia. Trained in law, economics and political science, he began his political career in 1945, during Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
Fraga authorized the execution of political prisoners under the Francoist regime. A notable case is the execution of communist leader Julián Grimau, whom he called "that little gentleman" (Spanish: ese caballerete) in a press conference when asked about his detention and death sentence. His death sentence caused a large controversy outside of Spain. Grimau was executed by firing squad in 1963. Fraga never publicly apologized or expressed regret for Grimau's execution.
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