Antonio Hernández Mancha (born 1 April 1951 in

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) is a former

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politician and president of the People's Alliance political party from 1987 to 1989. He is married and has two children.

Political career

Hernández Mancha was elected regional president of People's Alliance in

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(1980–87). In 1986,

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was removed for having attained his "electoral ceiling." The party conducted internal elections in which Hernández Mancha defeated Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez Miñón. Hernández Mancha presented a motion of no confidence against

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in order to be known by the population, but the motion was rejected as the Socialists held an absolute majority and his candidacy was therefore defeated. In 1989, he resigned from the post. After leaving politics, Hernández Mancha worked as a

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and businessman.

Other activities

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'' El Mundo''.

References

External links

Article published by Hernández Mancha in ''El País''

''La vacuna Hernández Mancha'' (article published in ''El País'')

El PP ya tiene muertos en el armario: el ‘fantasma’ de Antonio Hernández Mancha (article published in ''El Confidencial'')
1951 births Living people People's Alliance (Spain) politicians Members of the Senate of Spain People from Las Vegas Altas People named in the Panama Papers Members of the 1st Parliament of Andalusia Members of the 2nd Parliament of Andalusia {{Andalusia-politician-stub