José María Álvarez del Manzano

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José María Álvarez del Manzano y López del Hierro (Sevilla, 17 October 1937 - ) is a Spanish politician for the People's Party. Although born in Sevilla he has lived in Madrid since he was 3 years old. He studied at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo. He was the mayor of Madrid from 1991 to 2003. Under his mandate he launched the idea of the nomination of making Madrid the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games. He currently presides over IFEMA (Institute for Exhibitions and Fairs Madrid). He is married to María Eulalia Miró Ramírez and has four children: José, María, Marta, and Mónica.