José María Barreda

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José María Barreda
Cortes of Castile-La Mancha
In office
10 June 1987 – 9 December 2011
ConstituencyCiudad Real; Toledo
Personal details
Born (1953-02-04) 4 February 1953 (age 71)
Ciudad Real, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party

José María Barreda Fontes (born 4 February 1953) is a Spanish politician and historian. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as President of the Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha from 2004 until 2011.[1] As of 2019, he works as senior lecturer of Contemporary History at the University of Castilla–La Mancha.[2]

Biography

Barreda, who was born in

University of Castile-La Mancha.[3]

Barreda met his wife,

deputy for the Province of Ciudad Real, while still at university; the couple have two children.[3]

Political career

Barreda's first elected position was to the

auditoria, and organised the conversion of the library at the Alcázar of Toledo.[4]

Barreda became the regional Minister for Institutional Relations in January 1988; he only held the portfolio for four months, however, as he became the region's vice-president in May of the same year.

Spanish Senate.[5] He returned to Castile-La Mancha in June 1991 to serve as the President of the Cortes Regionales.[5] Barreda remained in the post until July 1997, when he was forced to resign following his appointment as the regional general-secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[5] Following the 1999 regional elections, Barreda returned to his old post of vice-president of Castile-La Mancha.[5]

President of Castile-La Mancha

In April 2004, after more than 20 years as President of Castile-La Mancha, Bono was named as the

government.[5] Barreda took over from Bono as President of Castile-La Mancha and was his party's candidate in the 2007 regional elections, where he retained his position, albeit with a reduced majority.[5]

References

  1. ^ Miguel Ángel Marfull (2 February 2010). "Barreda incomoda al PSOE al pedir a Zapatero otro Gobierno" (in Spanish). Público. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ "José María Barreda ingresará en Instituto de Estudios Manchegos". El Digital Ciudad Real. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c José María Barreda (5 March 2009). "José María Barreda - Mi Perfil" (in Spanish). jmbarreda.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  4. ^
    Gobiermo de Castile-La Mancha. 2 July 2007. Archived from the original
    on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "José María Barreda Fontes". typicallyspanish.com. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Regional Minister of Educaction and Culture of Castile-La Mancha

1983–1987
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
Vice President of Castile-La Mancha

1988-1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by
President of the Cortes of Castile-La Mancha

1991–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vice President of Castile-La Mancha

1999-2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by
President of Castile-La Mancha

2004-2011
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of the PSOE-Castile-La Mancha
1997-2012
Succeeded by