Jaime Lissavetzky Díez (born 27 September 1951) is a Spanish chemist and politician. Secretary of State for Sport (2004–2011) and regional minister of Education of the

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. He was member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th terms of the

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, as well as member of the 8th

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and city councillor in the

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Early life

Lissavetzky was born on 27 September 1951 in

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. He is son of a Ukrainian father based in Spain and a Spanish mother. He has a PhD in Chemistry from the

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(UCM). He became a member of the

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(PSOE) in 1974. Lissavetzky, who worked as associate professor of Chemistry in the UCM, became a researcher of the

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(CSIC) in 1979. He was placed 38th in the PSOE's list of candidates for the first elections to the Assembly of Madrid, and became regional MP. He renovated his seat in the

in the 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999 elections. He was also

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designate by the regional parliament, while also holding the position of Spokesperson of the PSOE in the regional chamber. He was appointed regional minister of Education and Youth in the cabinet of

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in 1985, replacing

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. The office was renamed to regional minister of Education, Youth and Sports in 1991. The

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was opened during his mandate (1989), as well as the stadium of La Peineta (1994). After the arrival of

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to the presidency of the Government of Spain, Lissavetzky was appointed as Secretary of State for the Sport on 20 April 2004. He was the first candidate in the PSOE's list for the 2011 municipal election in Madrid (and subsequently proposed PSOE candidate to the Mayorship), becoming the leader of the opposition in the

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for the 2011–2015 period. In 2014 he announced he wouldn't run for the lead position in the PSOE list in the 2015 local election, paving the way for the candidacy of Antonio Miguel Carmona.

Honors

* Great Cross of the

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(1996) * Great Cross of the

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(2011) * Great Cross of the

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(2011) * Great Cross of the Order of Dos de Mayo (2015):

References

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