José María Mohedano Fuertes (1948,

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) is a Spanish lawyer and politician who belongs to the

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(PSOE). Mohedano gained a degree in law from the

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and also qualified to be a journalist through a church school. He became involved in politics in 1966 and joined the

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in 1969, remaining a member until 1980. He was the main prosecutor in the case of Yolanda González,El Pais, 3 June 1982
/ref> a student and member of the Trotskyist Socialist Worker's Party who was assassinated in February 1980 by members of the far right party New Force. In 1986 he then joined the PSOE and three years later was elected to the

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representing Valencia Province and was re-elected at the subsequent election in

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although he was forced to leave the PSOE group for a period following controversy surrounding his acceptance of a Jaguar car given to him by a private company. He did not stand at the 1996 General Election and returned to legal work, contributing to the creation of a new penal code.

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Members of the 4th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain) 1948 births Living people Politicians from Madrid Lawyers from Madrid Politicians from the Valencian Community Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Complutense University of Madrid alumni {{Valencia-politician-stub