Félix Pons Irazazábal (14 September 1942, Palma – 2 July 2010, Id.) was a Spanish politician. He served as the

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of the

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from 1986 until 1996; previously he had served as the Minister of Territorial Administration. In Congress he represented the Balearic Islands. Pons was a member of the

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. He died of

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. His brother

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is the Spanish

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and became the president of

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on 8 July 2010.

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(in Spanish) 1942 births 2010 deaths Presidents of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Government ministers of Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians People from Palma de Mallorca Deaths from cancer in Spain University of Barcelona alumni Academic staff of the University of the Balearic Islands Members of the constituent Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 3rd Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 4th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain) {{Balearics-politician-stub