Luis Felipe Alcaraz Masats (born 1 March 1943 in

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

) is a Spanish

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/ref> He is the current Chairman of the Executive Committee of the

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. Alcaraz obtained a doctorate in

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and began as a university professor. He began his opposition to

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in the 1950s. In 1973 he joined the Communist Party of Spain and in 1979 joined the Central Committee and was chosen as deputy for Jaén. In 1981 he was chosen Secretary General of the Partido Comunista de Andalucía, a position that he maintained until 2002. He was chosen deputy of the Parliament of Andalusia by

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in 1982, 1986 and 1990, being several times parliamentary spokesman of the PCE and IU. From 1993 to 2004 he again sat in the

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representing Seville district. In 2004 he lost his seat in the general elections and attempted to challenge

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for the leadership, although he finally retired his candidacy and supported Enrique Santiago. At the 17th Federal Congress of the PCE in June 2005, supported by the Partido Comunista de Andalucía, he reached an agreement with

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and was chosen as Executive Chairman garnering 80% of the votes. His son,

Lucas Alcaraz Luis Lucas Alcaraz González (born 21 June 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently manager of UD Ibiza. In a managerial career of over two decades, he competed in ten La Liga seasons at the helm of Recreativo, Racing de Santander, Gra ...

, is a soccer trainer, and trained at

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, until he was dismissed.

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1943 births Living people People from Granada Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 6th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Communist Party of Spain politicians {{Andalusia-politician-stub