Miguel Barroso Ayats

Miguel Barroso Ayats
Secretary of State for Press
In office
18 April 2004 – 30 September 2005
Preceded byAlfredo Timermans
Succeeded byFernando Moraleda Quílez
Personal details
Born(1953-10-21)21 October 1953
Died13 January 2024(2024-01-13) (aged 70)
Madrid, Spain
PartyOCE-BR
EducationUniversity of Barcelona
OccupationJournalist
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Miguel Barroso Ayats (21 October 1953 – 13 January 2024) was a Spanish journalist and politician. A member of the dissolved Communist Organization of Spain, Barroso served as Secretary of State for Press from 2004 to 2005.

Barroso died of a heart attack in Madrid on 13 January 2024, at the age of 70. Between 2007 and 2016 he was married to politician Carme Chacón, with whom he had a son.