Emilio Eiroa García (23 August 1935 – 10 March 2013) was a Spanish

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and

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. Eiroa served as the

President of the Government of Aragon The president of the Government of Aragon (), also known as the president of the General Deputation of Aragon () or, simply, the president of Aragon (), is the head of government of Aragon, an autonomous community in Spain. The President is elect ...

from 1991 until 1993. He was also one of the founding members of the

Aragonese Party The Aragonese Party (, PAR) is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials ''PAR''. The founde ...

. He later became the President of the

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from 1995 to 1999. Eiroa was born in

Vegadeo Vegadeo ( Eonavian: A Veiga) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered in the north and east by Castropol, in the south by Villanueva de Oscos, Taramundi, and San Tirso de Abres, and in ...

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. His father was a

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. He moved to Zaragoza, Aragon, with his family when he was fifteen years old. He began his political career on the Zaragoza

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and as an Aragonese regional deputy. Eiroa was first elected as a Senator to the Aragonese Corts from 1987 to 1991. He served as the

from 1991 to 1993, through a coalition between the

and the People's Party. Eiroa focused on his

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after leaving politics. Eiroa died at a hospital in Zaragoza on 10 March 2013, at the age of 77. He was married with three children.

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1935 births 2013 deaths Presidents of the Cortes of Aragon Members of the Cortes of Aragon People from Zaragoza People from Asturias {{Aragon-politician-stub