Jaume Matas

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Jaume Matas
President of the Government of the Balearic Islands
In office
26 June 2003 – 5 July 2007
MonarchJuan Carlos I
DeputyRosa Estaràs
Preceded byFrancesc Antich
Succeeded byFrancesc Antich
In office
17 June 1996 – 26 July 1999
DeputyRosa Estaràs
Preceded byCristòfol Soler
Succeeded byFrancesc Antich
Minister of the Environment
In office
14 April 2000 – 18 April 2003
Preceded byIsabel Tocino
Succeeded byElvira Rodríguez
Personal details
Born
Jaume Matas i Palou

(1956-10-05) 5 October 1956 (age 67)
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma materUniversity of Valencia

Jaume Matas Palou (Catalan: [ˈʒawmə ˈmatəs i pəˈlɔw]; born 5 October 1956 in Palma, Majorca) is a Spanish politician. He was President of the Balearic Islands from 1996 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. In March 2012 Matas was sentenced to six years imprisonment for fraud.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A first chapter for Jaume Matas". El País. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.