Julio Ariza Irigoyen, born in

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, Spain in 1957 is a Spanish entrepreneur who currently chairs the Grupo Intereconomia. He was part of the

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in Catalonia with

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and an MP in the regional parliament. Julio Ariza 2005

After his political career in

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, he moved to

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where he acquired Radio Intereconomía in 1997, a radio formula based on financial information and classical music. In the following years, it became a reference station in Spain. Currently, the Group comprises several media like television channels (IntereconomíaTV and Business TV), radio (Radio and Radio Inter Intereconomía) and the newspaper La Gaceta, with a strong conservative and anti-abortion ideology. Nowadays, the chairman of Intereconomía usually comments the news in television programs with high audiences that consolidate him as one of the leaders of communication in Spain.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ariza, Julio 1950s births Living people Spanish businesspeople Members of the Parliament of Catalonia