Alberto Núñez Feijóo
Alberto Núñez Feijóo | |
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| President of the Xunta de Galicia | |
| Assumed office 18 April 2009 | |
| Monarchs | Juan Carlos I Felipe VI |
| Vice President | Alfonso Rueda |
| Preceded by | Emilio Pérez Touriño |
| Vice President of the Xunta de Galicia | |
| In office 10 September 2004 – 2 August 2005 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| President | Manuel Fraga |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Anxo Quintana |
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| Born | Alberto Núñez Feijóo 10 September 1961 Ourense, Galicia, Spain |
| Political party | People's Party of Galicia |
| Residence | Monte Pio (Official) |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago de Compostela |
| Profession | Jurist |
| Styles of Alberto Núñez Feijóo | |
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| Reference style | Excelentísimo Señor (Don) |
| Spoken style | Señor Presidente |
| Alternative style | Don Alberto, Señor Núñez Feijóo |
Alberto Núñez Feijóo (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβerto ˈnuɲeθ feiˈxoo]; born 10 September 1961 in Ourense, Spain)[1] is the 5th and current President of the Xunta of Galicia.
Núñez Feijóo became president in April 2009 following the regional parliamentary elections held in Galicia the previous month.
He was officially named President of the Xunta by Royal Decree (Real Decreto 630/2009), issued by King Juan Carlos I, on 17 April 2009.[2]
In 2013 he became the subject of a scandal when pictures emerged of him holidaying in the 1990s with Marcial Dorado, a Galician drug dealer.[3][4] Nuñez Feijóo claims having severed all links with Dorado after learning of his drug crimes.[5]
Background and family life
Alberto Núñez Feijóo was born at number 6 Avenida de Mesón in the village of Os Peares (Ourense, Galicia, Spain) on 10 September 1961.[6] His father was Saturnino Núñez, a construction foreman, and his mother Sira Feijóo.
Núñez Feijóo was educated at the Maristas de León boarding school.
See also
References
- ^ Biography of Alberto in El País
- ^ "Num 95 Sec. II.A." (PDF). Boletin Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Feijóo con el narco y otras siete malas compañías (FOTOS)". Huffington Post. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Los vínculos del PP gallego con el contrabando y el narcotráfico". El Plural. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Feijóo asegura que dejó de ver al contrabandista Dorado". El Periodico. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "El hijo del Saturnino y la Sira". El País.
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