Jerónimo Saavedra
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Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo (Born July 3, 1936 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
) is a Spanish
politician. He served as President of the Canary Islands
from 1983 to 1987, and again from 1991 to 1993.
In 1972 he joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE), as well as the Unión General de Trabajadores
(UGT). Being the General secretary of the Canarian Federation of PSOE from 1976 to 1983. Saavedra was elected deputy for the Constituent Cortes
in 1977 and re-elected deputy in 1979, 1982 and 1989, representing Las Palmas
. During the last Government of Felipe González
(5th legislature) Saavedra held the positions of Minister of Public Administrations and Minister of Education and Science.
In 1996 and from 1999 to 2003 he was elected Spanish Senate.
In 2007 was elected mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
in a landslide victory, bringing the twelve-year rule of his conservative People's Party
predecessors to an end.
In 2000 during the presentation of a book on outing
in Spain he announced publicly that he was gay
.
Saavedra used to teach at Spanish universities—mainly Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
(ULPGC)—and holds a Doctor degree in Laws and a diploma in Company Administration.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
) is a Spanish
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...
politician. He served as President 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...
from 1983 to 1987, and again from 1991 to 1993.
In 1972 he joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE), as well as the Unión General de Trabajadores
Unión General de Trabajadores
The Unión General de Trabajadores is a major Spanish trade union, historically affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party .-History:...
(UGT). Being the General secretary of the Canarian Federation of PSOE from 1976 to 1983. Saavedra was elected deputy for the Constituent Cortes
Constituent Cortes
Constituent Cortes is the description of Spain's parliament, the Cortes, when convened as a constituent assembly.In the 20th century, only one Constituent Cortes was officially opened , and that was the Republican Cortes in 1931.The Cortes in 1977 enacted the new Spanish constitution...
in 1977 and re-elected deputy in 1979, 1982 and 1989, representing Las Palmas
Las Palmas (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Las Palmas is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election and covers the Eastern part of the Canary Islands...
. During the last Government of Felipe González
Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...
(5th legislature) Saavedra held the positions of Minister of Public Administrations and Minister of Education and Science.
In 1996 and from 1999 to 2003 he was elected Spanish Senate.
In 2007 was elected mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
in a landslide victory, bringing the twelve-year rule of his conservative People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
predecessors to an end.
In 2000 during the presentation of a book on outing
Outing
Outing is the act of disclosing a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person's true sexual orientation or gender identity without that person's consent. Outing gives rise to issues of privacy, choice, hypocrisy, and harm in addition to sparking debate on what constitutes common good in efforts...
in Spain he announced publicly that he was gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
.
Saavedra used to teach at Spanish universities—mainly Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC is a Spanish university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria island...
(ULPGC)—and holds a Doctor degree in Laws and a diploma in Company Administration.