Manuel Fraga

Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈfɾaɣajɾiˈβaɾne]; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician in Francoist Spain, who was also the founder of the People's Party. Fraga was Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975, Minister of the Interior in 1975, Second Deputy Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976, President of the People's Alliance/People's Party between 1979 and 1990 and President of the Regional Government of Galicia between 1990 and 2005. He was also a Member of the Congress of Deputies and a Senator.

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The Most Excellent Manuel Fraga Iribarne
4th President of the Regional Government of Galicia
In office 5 February 1990 – 2 August 2005
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Fernando González Laxe
Succeeded by	Emilio Pérez Touriño
Minister of the Interior
In office 15 December 1975 – 5 July 1976
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Jose Garcia Hernandez
Succeeded by	Rodolfo Martín Villa
Minister of Information and Tourism
In office 10 July 1962 – 29 October 1969
Leader	Francisco Franco
Preceded by	Gabriel Arias-Salgado
Succeeded by	Alfredo Sánchez Bella
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 15 June 1977 – 3 July 1987
Constituency	Madrid
Member of the Senate
In office 7 February 2006 – 27 September 2011
Member of the Parliament of Galicia
In office 17 December 1989 – 7 February 2006
Constituency	Lugo
Personal details
Born	(1922-11-23)23 November 1922 Vilalba, Galicia, Spain
Died	15 January 2012(2012-01-15) (aged 89) Madrid, Spain
Political party	People's Party (1989–2012) People's Alliance (1977–1989) FET y de las JONS (1962–1977)
Other political affiliations	People's Alliance Democratic Reform
Spouse	Carmen Estévez Eguiagaray ​ ​ (m. 1948; d. 1996)​
Children	5, including Carmen
Residence(s)	Madrid, Spain
Alma mater	University of Santiago de Compostela
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Fraga's career as one of the key political figures in Spain straddles both General Francisco Franco's regime and the subsequent transition to representative democracy. He served as the President of the Regional Government of Galicia from 1990 to 2005 and as a Senator until November 2011.[1] Fraga is also one of the Fathers of the Constitution.