Juan Pizarro Navarrete (October 1945 – 7 November 2022) was a Spanish physician and politician from the region of

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. A member of the People's Party, Pizarro represented the Province of Jaén in the

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from 1991 until 1993 and in the

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from 2000 until 2012. Pizarro also served as mayor of

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from 1995 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007.

Biography

Juan Pizarro Navarrete was born in October 1945 in the town of Salvaleón,

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. Pizarro completed his

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with the

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in Mérida and later studied medicine at the

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, the

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, and the

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, graduating with a degree in

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and

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from the latter. After graduating, Pizarro began working at the hospital in the town of

, becoming the hospital's head of traumatology and orthopedics. In 1982, Pizarro joined the People's Alliance, and unsuccessfully ran for the

in the 1986 Spanish general election. He again ran for Congress in the 1989 Spanish general election with the newly-formed People's Party, though he was again defeated. However, Pizarro was appointed to Congress on 6 March 1991, following the resignation of . Pizarro represented the Jaén constituency. While in Congress, Pizarro was a member of the Defense Commission and the Social and Employment Policy Commission. He left Congress at the end of his term in 1993. In 1995, Pizarro was elected mayor of

and to the Jaén Provincial Council. He served one term as mayor until 1999, and served on the council until 2000, when he was elected to the

in the

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, representing the Jaén constituency. Pizarro was re-elected in 2004 and

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. From 2000 until 2004, he served as the People's Party health spokesman in parliament and as vice president of the Governance Commission, and from 2004 until 2012, he served as vice president of the Infrastructure, Public Works, and Territory Organization Commission. In 2003, Pizarro was also elected to a second term as mayor of Úbeda, serving until 2007; during his tenure, Úbeda was declared a

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. He did not seek re-election to parliament in the

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and retired. During his political career, Pizarro was a high-ranking member of the

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. He served as the party's regional secretary and was a member of the regional board of directors. He had also served as vice president of the People's Party of Jaén, and was the president of the People's Party of Úbeda from 1984 until 2009. Pizarro died of cancer on 7 November 2022, at age 77. His death was commemorated by Antonia Olivares, the mayor of Úbeda. Olivares, a member of the

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, had served as a spokesman for her party in 1999, while Pizarro was a spokesman for the People's Party; despite being from opposing parties, Olivares stated that Pizarro "worked in a committed manner to improve the city" and that he "liked to give advice if you wanted to take it". The Úbeda City Council stated that Pizarro's death was an "irreparable loss" to the community.

References

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