Jaime Ignacio González González (born 19 October 1960 Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish politician and member of the Partido Popular. González served as the President of the Community of Madrid, one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, from 26 September 2012 to June 2015.

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Ignacio González
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4th President of the Community of Madrid
In office
26 September 2012  24 June 2015
Acting: 17–26 September 2012
MonarchsJuan Carlos I
Felipe VI
Preceded byEsperanza Aguirre
Succeeded byCristina Cifuentes
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
In office
27 May 2007  8 June 2015
Personal details
Born (1960-10-19) 19 October 1960 (age 63)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyPP
SpouseLourdes Cavero Mestre[1]
RelationsPablo (brother)[2]
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Political career

González´ predecessor, Esperanza Aguirre, resigned from office in September 2012 citing declining health.[3] González held his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at Moncloa Palace on 15 October 2012, two weeks after taking office as President of the Community.[4] González continued to be involved with running the public water company Canal de Isabel II.[5][6]

Investigations

Since 2016 González has been subject to an investigation into the relationship between the himself, the former Worker Minister and businessmen linked to politics.[7] As a result of these investigations known as Operación Lezo, González was arrested on corruption charges on 19 April 2017.[6][8] He was held on remand from April to November 2017 at Soto del Real prison.[2]

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