Manuel Fraga
Manuel Fraga | |
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| 4th President of the Regional Government of Galicia | |
| In office 5 February 1990 – 2 August 2005 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Fernando González Laxe |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Pérez Touriño |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 15 December 1975 – 5 July 1976 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Arias-Navarro |
| Preceded by | Jose Garcia Hernandez |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Martín Villa |
| Minister of Information and Tourism | |
| In office 10 July 1962 – 29 October 1969 | |
| Leader | Francisco Franco |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Arias-Salgado |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Sánchez Bella |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 15 June 1977 – 3 July 1987 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 February 2006 – 27 September 2011 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Galicia | |
| In office 17 December 1989 – 7 February 2006 | |
| Constituency | Lugo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1922 Vilalba, Spain |
| Died | 15 January 2012 (aged 89) Madrid, Spain |
| Party | People's Party (since 1989) People's Alliance (1977–1989) Democratic Reform (1976–1977) FET y de las JONS (1962–1976) |
| Spouse |
Carmen Estévez Eguiagaray
(m. 1948; d. 1996) |
| Children | 5, including Carmen |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
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Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈfɾaɣajɾiˈβaɾne]; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and one of the founders of the People's Alliance (Alianza Popular; AP). Fraga was the Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975, Minister of the Interior in 1975, Second Deputy Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976.
After the fall of the regime, Fraga was one of the Fathers of the Constitution and the President of the People's Alliance/People's Party (PP) between 1979 and 1990. He served as President of Galicia between 1990 and 2005, being a member of the Congress of Deputies and a senator until November 2011. A key political figures in Spain, Fraga was active during both General Francisco Franco's regime and the subsequent transition to representative democracy.