Jaume Matas i Palou (born 5 October 1956 in
Palma, Majorca
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) is a Spanish politician. He was
President of the Balearic Islands
The president of the Balearic Islands is the head of government of the Balearic Islands, one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain, while the monarch Felipe VI remains the head of state as King of Spain
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from 1996 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. In March 2012 Matas was sentenced to six years imprisonment for fraud.
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Living people
1956 births
Presidents of the Balearic Islands
Spanish politicians convicted of crimes
Members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
Politicians convicted of fraud
Environment ministers of Spain
People from Palma de Mallorca
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