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 (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
he has lived in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
since he was 3 years old. He studied at the
Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo. He became the
Mayor of Madrid
The Mayor of Madrid presides over the Madrid City Council, the government body of the capital city of Spain. The mayor has the duty of boosting the local policies, it directs the action of the other executive bodies, leads the Local Executive Admi ...
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: José, María, Marta, and Mónica.
Under his government the idea of the nomination of Madrid as host city for the
2012 Olympic Games 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, traffic chaos and rising housing prices.
He was also remembered by his affection towards folklore and ''
casticismo''.
References
External links
CV in ''ABC''
1937 births
Living people
People 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
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