José María Hernández (18 December 1959 – 15 February 2015) was a Spanish politician of the People's Party. He served as President of the Provincial Deputation of

Palencia Palencia () is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Palencia. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, in the northern half of ...

from June 2011 until his death.

Career

Hernández was born 18 December 1959 in

Ciudad Rodrigo Ciudad Rodrigo () is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca (province), Salamanca, in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896. It is also the seat of a judicial district. The site of Ciudad Rodrigo, perched atop a rocky r ...

. He studied biological sciences at the

University of Oviedo The University of Oviedo (, Asturian: ''Universidá d'Uviéu'') is a public university in Asturias (Spain). It is the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres. History Th ...

and later basic education (EGB) at the

University of Salamanca The University of Salamanca () is a public university, public research university in Salamanca, Spain. Founded in 1218 by Alfonso IX of León, King Alfonso IX, it is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and the fourth oldest in the ...

. In 2003 Hernández was named territorial delegate of

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. He became President of the Provincial Deputation of Palencia in June 2011 and served until his death for the People's Party. Hernández had also been member of the municipal council of the city of

. Hernández died on 15 February 2015 in the Clinical Hospital of

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from a bacterial infection. His remembrance service was held at the

Palencia Cathedral The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Antoninus () is a Roman Catholic church located in Palencia, Spain. It is dedicated to Saint Antoninus of Pamiers. History The cathedral was built from 1172 to 1504 stands over a low-vaulted Visigothic crypt (the Cr ...

, under auspicies of Archbishop Esteban Escudero. Hernández was married.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Jose Maria 1959 births 2015 deaths People from Ciudad Rodrigo University of Oviedo alumni University of Salamanca alumni People's Party (Spain) politicians Deputation presidents of Palencia