Alberto Núñez Feijóo

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The Most Excellent
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
5th President of the Xunta of Galicia
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 April 2009
Monarch Juan Carlos I
Preceded by Emilio Pérez Touriño
6th Vice President of the Xunta de Galicia
In office
10 September 2004 – 2 August 2005
Monarch Juan Carlos I
President Emilio Pérez Touriño
Leader Manuel Fraga
Succeeded by Anxo Quintana
Personal details
Born Alberto Núñez Feijóo
(1961-09-10) 10 September 1961
Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Political party People's Party of Galicia
Domestic partner Carmen Gámir
Residence Monte Pio (Official)
Alma mater University of Santiago de Compostela
Profession Jurist
Religion Roman Catholicism
Styles of
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
Reference style Excelentísimo Señor (Don)
Spoken style Señor Presidente
Alternative style Don Alberto, Señor Núñez Feijóo

Alberto Núñez Feijóo (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβerto ˈnuɲeθ feiˈxoo]; born 10 September 1961 in Ourense, Spain)[1] is the 5th and current President of the Xunta of Galicia.

Núñez Feijóo became president in April 2009 following the regional parliamentary elections held in Galicia the previous month.

He was officially named President of the Xunta by Royal Decree (Real Decreto 630/2009), issued by King Juan Carlos I, on 17 April 2009.[2]

In 2013 he became involved in scandal when pictures of him with a well known Galician drug dealer were published.[3][4][5] Under Feijóo's presidency,Galicia has become once again the main point of entrance and distribution of cocaine into Europe.[6][7][8][9]

Background and family life

Alberto Núñez Feijóo was born at number 6 Avenida de Mesón in the village of Os Peares (Ourense, Galicia, Spain) on 10 September 1961.[10] His father was Saturnino Núñez, a construction foreman, and his mother Sira Feijóo.

Núñez Feijóo was educated at the Maristas de León boarding school.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biography of Alberto in El País
  2. ↑ "Num 95 Sec. II.A.". Boletin Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 18 April 2009. 
  3. ↑ "Feijóo con el narco y otras siete malas compañías (FOTOS)". Huffington Post. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Los vínculos del PP gallego con el contrabando y el narcotráfico". El Plural. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Feijóo asegura que dejó de ver al contrabandista Dorado". El Periodico. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Transatlantic_cocaine_market". UNODC. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Ship carrying over 3 tons of cocaine seized off Spain". Fox news. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Spain Cocaine Bust: Police Make Biggest Coke Catch Since 2001". Huffington post. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ "Veintiún detenidos en Galicia tras hallarse 3.000 kilos de coca en un barco". El Mundo. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "El hijo del Saturnino y la Sira". El País. 
Preceded by
Emilio Pérez Touriño
President of Galicia
17 April 2009– 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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