José María Álvarez del Manzano
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José María Álvarez del Manzano y López del Hierro (Seville
, 17 October 1937 - ) is a Spanish politician for the People's Party
. Although born in Seville he has lived in Madrid
since he was 3 years old. He studied at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo. He was the mayor of Madrid from 1991 to 2003. Under his mandate he launched the idea of the nomination of making Madrid the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games. He currently presides over IFEMA (Institute for Exhibitions and Fairs Madrid). He is married to María Eulalia Miró Ramírez and has four children: José, María, Marta, and Mónica.
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, 17 October 1937 - ) is a Spanish politician for the 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...
. Although born in Seville he has lived in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
since he was 3 years old. He studied at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo. He was the mayor of Madrid from 1991 to 2003. Under his mandate he launched the idea of the nomination of making Madrid the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games. He currently presides over IFEMA (Institute for Exhibitions and Fairs Madrid). He is married to María Eulalia Miró Ramírez and has four children: José, María, Marta, and Mónica.