Manuel Chaves González

Manuel Chaves González
Second Vice President of the Government of Spain
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 July 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Zapatero
Preceded by	Elena Salgado
Third Vice President of the Government of Spain
In office 7 April 2009 – 11 July 2011
Prime Minister	José Luis Zapatero
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Territorial Policy
In office 7 April 2009 – 20 October 2010
Prime Minister	José Luis Zapatero
Preceded by	Elena Salgado
Succeeded by	Himself (As Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Administration)
Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 October 2010
Prime Minister	José Luis Zapatero
Preceded by	Himself (As Minister of Territorial Policy)
Minister of Work and National Health Service
In office 26 July 1986 – 2 May 1990
Prime Minister	Felipe González Márquez
Preceded by	Joaquín Almunia
Succeeded by	Luis Martínez Noval
Personal details
Born	7 July 1945 (1945-07-07) (age 66) Ceuta
Political party	Socialist Workers' Party

Manuel Chaves González (born 7 July 1945 in Ceuta) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).^[1] Since 2009 he has served as the Third Vice President of the Spanish Government and since 2000 as the Chairman of PSOE. From 1990 to 2009 he was the President of Junta de Andalucía.^[2][3] He is a trustee of the Fundacion IDEAS, Spain's Socialist Party's think tank.

National MP

Chaves entered national politics in 1977 when he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies, representing Cádiz serving in Congress until 1990.^[1]

Minister of the Spanish Government (1986-1990)

Manuel served as the Minister of Work and National Health Service (Seguridad Social) of Spain between 1986 and 1990, under Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez.

In 1988, he suffered a general strike (first in the current Spanish democracy) call by, among others, the UGT and CCOO due to a proposed law change.

President of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (1990-2009)

In 1990, he became president of the Junta de Andalucía.^[1] At the time he was considered to be one of three barons of the PSOE, together with Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra and José Bono, who were also autonomous presidents.

After the defeat of his party in the general election of 12 March 2000, after which Joaquín Almunia resigned as General Secretary of the party, Manuel took charge of the Political Commission. He organized the 35th Congress of the PSOE, which elected José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as General Secretary.

Third Vice President

In April 2009, Prime Minister Zapatero designated Chaves as Third Vice President of the Government and Minister of Territorial Policy (the former Ministry of Public Administrations).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Manuel Chaves González". Ministerio de Política Territorial. http://www9.mpt.es/ministerio/ministro/manuel_chaves.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
2. ^ Typically Spanish Manuel Chaves González: President of the Junta de Andalucía
3. ^ "Manuel Chaves González". Elpais.com. http://www.elpais.com/todo-sobre/persona/Manuel/Chaves/Gonzalez/196/. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 

Political offices
Preceded by Joaquín Almunia	Minister of Labour 1986 - 1990	Succeeded by Luís Martínez Noval
Preceded by José Rodríguez de la Borbolla	President of the Junta of Andalucia 1990 - 2009	Succeeded by José Antonio Griñán
Preceded by Position created	Third Vice President of the Government 2009 - 2011	Succeeded by Position abolished
Preceded by Elena Salgado	Minister of Territorial Policy 2009 -–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Elena Salgado	Second Vice President of the Government 2011 -–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Interim Political Committee	President of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party 2000 -–present	Incumbent
Spanish Congress of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held	Deputy for Cádiz province 1977 – 1990	Succeeded by Title jointly held

Persondata
Name	Chaves Gonzalez, Manuel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	7 July 1945
Place of birth	Ceuta
Date of death
Place of death