José María Álvarez del Manzano y López del Hierro (born 17 October 1937) is a Spanish politician for the
People's Party. Although born in
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
he has lived in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
since he was 3 years old. He studied at the Jesuit
Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo. He became the
Mayor of Madrid in 1991, a position that he held until 2003. He chaired the board of IFEMA (Institute for Exhibitions and Fairs Madrid) for 24 years, until 2015.
He is married to María Eulalia Miró Ramírez and has four children.
Under his government the idea of the nomination of Madrid as host city for the
2012 Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
was launched. 28 tunnels were built crossing the city from below.
His government left both many trenches as well as many unresolved problems such as
street prostitution
Street prostitution is a form of prostitution in which a prostitute solicitation, solicits customers from a public place, most commonly a street, while waiting at street corners or walking alongside a street, but also other public places such as ...
, traffic chaos and rising housing prices.
He was also remembered by his affection for folklore and .
References
External links
CV in ''ABC''
1937 births
Living people
Politicians from Seville
Mayors of Madrid
People's Party (Spain) politicians
Madrid city councillors (1999–2003)
Madrid city councillors (1995–1999)
Madrid city councillors (1987–1991)
Madrid city councillors (1983–1987)
Madrid city councillors (1991–1995)
First deputy mayors of Madrid
Our Lady of Remembrance College, Madrid alumni
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