Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (

Mérida, Spain Mérida () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea level, the city is cros ...

19 January 1948) is a Spanish politician of the

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(PSOE). He was

President of the Regional Government of Extremadura The President of the Regional Government of Extremadura ( es, Presidente de la Junta de Extremadura) is the head of government of the Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Extremadura. Guillermo Fernández Vara from Spa ...

for 24 years (1983–2007).

Biography

He gained a degree in philosophy from the University of Seville. In 1977 he was elected to the

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representing Badajoz region serving until 1983 when he resigned to become President of the

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of Extremadura. He has also been deputy of the Assembly for Badajoz, General Secretary of PSOE of Extremadura, Executive Secretary of the Executive Federal Commission of the PSOE and teacher in commission of services for political matters of the Department of Hispanic Philology of the

University of Extremadura University of Extremadura (in es, Universidad de Extremadura) is a Spanish public university in Extremadura (Badajoz and Cáceres). It was founded in 1973 by Decree 991/1973, May 10 (BOE May 18) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Sp ...

in the Department of Education of

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. The University of Córdoba in

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granted him an honorary doctorate on 16 September 2003. He is married to Leonor Godoy and has a daughter. At the end of his term of office he was very criticised because of his support to the Balboa oil-refinery, property of his close friend Alfonso Gallardo, one of the most known businessman in the region.

External links

Biography at Spanish Congress site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez Ibarra, Juan Carlos 1948 births Living people Presidents of the Regional Government of Extremadura People from Mérida, Spain Members of the constituent Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 2nd Congress of Deputies (Spain) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Members of the 1st Assembly of Extremadura Members of the 2nd Assembly of Extremadura Members of the 3rd Assembly of Extremadura Members of the 4th Assembly of Extremadura Members of the 5th Assembly of Extremadura Members of the 6th Assembly of Extremadura