Adolfo Suárez e Illana (born Madrid

Madrid

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, 5 May 1964) is a Spanish politician, lawyer, author and aficionado-practitioner of bullfighting

Bullfighting

Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries , in which one or more bulls are baited in a bullring for sport and entertainment...

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Family background and early life

He is the eldest son of Adolfo Suárez

Adolfo Suárez

Adolfo Suárez y González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain, KOGF is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.-Parents:He is a son of...

 y González, 1st Duke of Suárez

Duke of Suárez

Duke of Suárez is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. The dukedom was bestowed by King Juan Carlos on Adolfo Suárez in 1981, following his resignation as Spanish Prime Minister, in recognition of his role in the Spanish transition to democracy...

, Spain's first democratically elected Prime Minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...

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He studied at the University CEU San Pablo in Madrid and then Harvard in the United States.

Professional achievements and activities

In 1990 he published his first collection of poetry titled Sueños. He worked at the Banco Popular from 1990-1993.

In 1998 he founded the Madrid law firm "Suárez & Illana S.L." and he married Isabel Flores y Santos, daughter of the famous breeder of Spanish fighting bulls, Samuel Flores. The couple have two sons, Adolfo Suárez y Flórez and Pablo Suárez y Florez.

Political activities

In 2002 he was chosen by José María Aznar

José María Aznar

José María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...

 as the People's Party

People's Party (Spain)

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 (PP) candidate for the post of Premier of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, but lost against the incumbent José Bono, of the Spanish Socialist Worker's Party (PSOE).