José Bono Martínez
| José Bono | |
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| President of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office March 31, 2008 – December 13, 2011 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Manuel Marín |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Posada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1950 Salobre, Albacete |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | PSOE |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Rodríguez Mosquera |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
José Bono Martínez (born December 14, 1950) is a Spanish politician, born in Salobre, Albacete. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he was the President of the Congress of Deputies during the 9th Legislature. Before that, he was the Minister of Defence of Spain from April 18, 2004, in the Government chaired by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. He left his ministerial post on April 7, 2006, and was replaced by former Minister of Interior, José Antonio Alonso. Bono had previously served as President of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha from June 6, 1983 to April 17, 2004. During his period as a member of the Government, José Bono was involved in certain controversial events, some of them regarding his role as Minister of Defence (e.g. the controversy created by the public declarations of Lt. General José Mena Aguado about the 1978 Spanish Constitution, defending the possibility of an intervention of the armed forces to maintain the territorial integrity of Spain), and others regarding his membership of the Socialist Workers' Party, the most significant of them being the detention of two members of the Popular Party (PP) who were participating with him in a popular demonstration, after they had allegedly attempted to assault him. He was elected President of the Congress of Deputies on April 1, 2008.[1][2]
References
- ↑ EFE (7 April 2006). "José Bono, la voz más populista y discrepante, deja el Gobierno". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "Biografia de José Bono". biografiasyvidas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jesús Fuentes Lázaro |
President of Castile-La Mancha 1983 - 2004 |
Succeeded by José María Barreda Fontes |
| Preceded by Federico Trillo |
Defence Minister of Spain 2004 - 2006 |
Succeeded by José Antonio Alonso |
| Preceded by Manuel Marín |
President of the Congress of Deputies 2008-2011 |
Succeeded by Jesús Posada |
| Spanish Congress of Deputies | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Deputy for Albacete province 1979 – 1983 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Deputy for Toledo province 2008 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
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