Javier Fernández (Spanish politician)

Javier Fernández
Javier Fernández
8th President of the Principality of Asturias; Elections: 2012, 2015
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 May 2012
Monarchs	Juan Carlos I (2012–14); Felipe VI (2014–)
Preceded by	Francisco Álvarez Cascos
President of PSOE Caretaking Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 October 2016
Preceded by	Pedro Sánchez; (as Secretary General)
Personal details
Born	January 7, 1948 (age 76); Mieres, Asturias, Spain
Political party	PSOE

Javier Fernández Fernández (January 7, 1948 in Mieres, Asturias) is a Spanish politician, mining engineer, and civil servant. He is the secretary general of the Federación Socialista Asturiana, the regional socialist party affiliated with the national Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Fernández has served as the President of the Principality of Asturias since May 26, 2012, the result of a coalition government stemming from the 2012 Asturias General Council election held in March. A parliamentary pact was made between the PSOE and the centrist Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD). Fernández was elected president on May 23, 2012,^[1] and took office three days later. He appointed five women and three men to his cabinet, including economist Dolores Carcedo as the Minister of Finance.^[2]

He retained the Presidency after the 2015 election, but governing in minority only with the support of the United Left of Asturias.

On 1 October 2016, Fernández was named by PSOE to lead the party's caretaker committee, after the resignation of Pedro Sánchez as Secretary General.^[3]

References

^ "Javier Fernández, presidente de Asturias con el apoyo de IU y UPyD" (in Spanish). El País. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "Javier Fernández entrega la cartera de Hacienda a la economista Dolores Carcedo". ABC (newspaper). 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
^ "Javier Fernández will lead PSOE's caretaker committee" (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 2016-10-01. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Political offices
Preceded by Francisco Álvarez Cascos	President of the Principality of Asturias 2012-present	Incumbent
Preceded by Juan José Tielve Cuervo	Regional Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism 1999–2000	Succeeded by Jesús Urrutia García
Party political offices
Preceded by Pedro Sánchez as Secretary-General	President of PSOE Caretaker Committee 2016–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Luis Martínez Noval	Secretary-General of the FSA-PSOE 2000–present	Incumbent

[1] "Javier Fernández, presidente de Asturias con el apoyo de IU y UPyD" (in Spanish). El País. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

[abc-2] "Javier Fernández entrega la cartera de Hacienda a la economista Dolores Carcedo". ABC (newspaper). 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

[3] "Javier Fernández will lead PSOE's caretaker committee" (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 2016-10-01. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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