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Paulino Rivero Baute - President of the Canary Islands

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:12:46 GMT

The ex primary school teacher became President of the Canary Islands in 2007

Bibiana Aído Almagro – new Spanish Minister for Equality

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:10:00 GMT

At the age of 31, this young Socialist from Cádiz finds herself the youngest Minister ever in the Spanish Government, in charge of the new Ministry for Equality

Carmen Chacón: Spanish Defence Minister

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:39:49 GMT

Carmen, or Carme, Chacón Piqueras was born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona province, on 13th March 1971. She becomes the first woman to head the Ministry of Defence in Spain.

Pedro Sanz Alonso - President of La Rioja

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:55:40 GMT

Pedro Sanz Alonso has been in the post since 1995

Miguel Ángel Revilla, President of Cantabria

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:11:30 GMT

Miguel Ángel Revilla Rioz has been president of the Cantabria region since 2003

José Montilla - President of the Generalitat de Cataluña

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:30:07 GMT

José Montilla is President of the Generalitat de Cataluña, but was born in the Andalucian city of Córdoba

Emiliano Revilla

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:27:06 GMT

An ETA kidnap victim turns to art

Sonsoles Espinosa

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:43:55 GMT

Sonsoles Espinosa is the discrete wife of the Socailist Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José María Barreda Fontes

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:35:32 GMT

The current Socialist President of Castilla-La Mancha took over the post from José Bono

Gaspar Llamazares

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:59:10 GMT

Following what he described as the two party tsunami in March 2008, Gaspar Llamazares said he would not be standing for re-election as coordinator of left wing coalition Izquierda Unida

Duchess of Medina Sidonia

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:54:44 GMT

Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, died on March 7 2008

Ramón Luis Valcárcel

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:46:33 GMT

Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Partido Popular President of the Murcia Region since 1995, and also a member of his party’s national executive, was born in Murcia City on 16th November 1954. He is married with three children.

Dr. Norman Bethune

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:29:07 GMT

A hero in China, and remembered by the Red Cross in Málaga, this Canadian Physician was born on March 3 1890

Alejandro Finisterre - The inventor of Table Football

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:46:43 GMT

The inventor poet and publisher, died on February 9 2007

Juan Muñoz - Spanish Sculptor 1953-2001

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:41:10 GMT

Interest in the work of Juan Muñoz has increased with a retrospective currently on at the Tate Modern in London

Robert Capa - Spanish Civil War Photographer

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:47:11 GMT

Interest in Robert Capa has been increased this month with the discovery of 127 rolls of his film in Mexico

Javier Arenas

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:34:25 GMT

Francisco Javier Arenas Bocanegra is the Partido Popular candidate against the Socialist Manuel Chaves in the regional Andlaucía election which will be held on the same day as the General Election this year, March 9

The poet Ángel González has died, aged 82

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:56:52 GMT

His death has been described as an enormous loss for the world of literature

Francisco Camps Ortiz

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:36:20 GMT

Camps is the current Partido Popular President of the Generalitat de Valencia

José Blanco López

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:09:12 GMT

José Blanco is the Socialist Party Organisation Secretary