Adán Martín Menis
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Adán Martín Menis was president
of the Canary Islands
(Spain
) from July 2003 until 2007.
Menis was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
. He was an industrial engineer and represented the Canarian Coalition
party.
Menis was elected president in the autonomous elections of 2003.
He has also served as mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
from 1979 to 1987, the minister of public works in the island council of Tenerife
from 1982 to 1986, a national deputy from 1993 to 1996, vice-president of the Canary Islands and president of the island of Tenerife
from 1987 to 1999.
. His funeral was held on October 11, with a funeral procession from the chapel in the Government Building of the Canary Islands to the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
. There Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of the Diocese of Tenerife
, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso
, and mass was attended by other civil authorities. From the Iglesia de la Concepción the coffin left for Santa Lastenia Cemetery. Adán Martín was the first regional president of Spain to die in times of democracy.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) from July 2003 until 2007.
Menis was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
. He was an industrial engineer and represented the Canarian Coalition
Canarian Coalition
The Canarian Coalition , abbreviated to CC, is a Canarian nationalist and liberal political party in the Canary Islands of Spain. The party aim is for greater autonomy for the islands, but short of independence. The party has governed the Canary Islands since 1993...
party.
Menis was elected president in the autonomous elections of 2003.
He has also served as mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
from 1979 to 1987, the minister of public works in the island council of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
from 1982 to 1986, a national deputy from 1993 to 1996, vice-president of the Canary Islands and president of the island of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
from 1987 to 1999.
Death
He died in BarcelonaBarcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. His funeral was held on October 11, with a funeral procession from the chapel in the Government Building of the Canary Islands to the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Iglesia de la Concepción (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción is a Catholic church located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife...
. There Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of the Diocese of Tenerife
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna also called; Diocese of Tenerife or Diocese Nivariense is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands in the Ecclesiastical province of Sevilla in Spain. The diocese includes the islands of Tenerife, La...
, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso
Bernardo Álvarez Afonso
Bernardo Álvarez Afonso is a Spanish Catholic bishop, since September 2005 bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna...
, and mass was attended by other civil authorities. From the Iglesia de la Concepción the coffin left for Santa Lastenia Cemetery. Adán Martín was the first regional president of Spain to die in times of democracy.