Juan José Laborda

Juan José Laborda Martín^[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ xoˈse laˈβoɾða maɾˈtin]; born 4 October 1947) is a Spanish politician, historian, journalist and university professor, who served as President of the Senate from 1989 to 1996.^[2][3][4] He also served as Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Castilla-León from 1985 to 1990,^[5][6] and a member of the Senate from 1977 to 2004.^[7][8]

Juan José Laborda
Laborda in 2014
54th President of the Senate
In office 21 November 1989 – 9 January 1996
Prime Minister	Felipe González
Preceded by	José Federico de Carvajal
Succeeded by	Juan Ignacio Barrero [es]
Spokesperson of the Socialist Workers' Party in the Senate
In office 27 March 1996 – 2 April 2004
In office 27 March 1979 – 15 September 1987
Preceded by	Francisco Ramos Molins [es]
Succeeded by	Jaime Barreiro [es]
Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Castile and León
In office 9 March 1985 – 26 May 1990
Preceded by	Demetrio Madrid
Succeeded by	Jesús Quijano
Senator of Spain
In office 15 June 1977 – 2 April 2004
Constituency	Burgos
Personal details
Born	(1947-10-04) 4 October 1947 (age 78) Bilbao, Spain
Political party	PSOE
Spouse	Ana Martinez (until 2020)
Awards	Cross of Military Merit (1988) Order of Charles III (1996)
Signature

Since 2015, he is the current director of the Chair of Parliamentary Monarchy at the University of Burgos.^[9]

Career

A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he was elected Senator for the province of Burgos in every legislature from 1977 to 2004. He was spokesperson for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the Senate from 1979 to 1987^[10] and again from 1996 to 2004,^[11] being the parliamentarian who has held the position of spokesperson for the longest period of time. He announced his retirement from active politics on 21 November 2007, the day he presented the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of Castile and León for debate. It was also he who, in 1978, formed part of the drafting commission of the pre-autonomy decree for Castile and León approved in 1982.^[1]

Personal life

Laborda has three children. He was married to Ana Martinez until her death in 2020.^[12]