Joaquín Leguina Herrán (born 5 May 1941) is a Spanish

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and writer. A former member of the

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(PSOE) from which he was expelled in 2022 over strong differences with

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, he became the first President of the Community of Madrid, serving from 1983 and 1995. He also was Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid from 1979 to 1991.

Biography

After leaving the presidency of the Madrid region, he became a member of the PSOE National Executive Board presided by

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. He also returned to the

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, becoming a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th terms of the Lower House in representation of

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. During the 8th term he chaired the Defence Committee of the Congress of Deputies.

Positions

A staunch critic of the Catalan pro-independence movement, he became a member of the ''Libres e Iguales'' platform in 2014, signing their manifesto. Later the same year, he likened

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to the

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Works

* ''Los ríos desbordados, un ensayo político''. Plaza & Janes, 1994. * ''La luz crepuscular''. Alfaguara, 2009. * ''Os salvaré la vida'' (together with Rubén Buren). Espasa, 2017.

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1941 births Leaders of political parties in Spain Living people Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Members of the 1st Assembly of Madrid Members of the 2nd Assembly of Madrid Members of the 3rd Assembly of Madrid Members of the 4th Assembly of Madrid Madrid city councillors (1979–1983) Members of the Socialist Parliamentary Group (Assembly of Madrid) {{Madrid-politician-stub