Born
in Valladolid on August 4, 1960.
Married,
two daughters.
Degree
in Law by the University of Leon.
Member
of the Spanish Socialists’ Party (PSOE) from 1979.
Secretary
General of the Socialist Federation of Leon (1988-2000).
Secretary
General of the PSOE and President of the Socialist Parliamentarian
Group in the Chamber of Deputies (2000).
Elected
as Deputy in the National Parliament of the Spanish Socialists’
Party for Leon in 1986, 1989, 1993, 1996 and 2000.
After
the General Elections of March 14, 2004, he sworn in as
President of the Government by H.M. the King on April 17, 2004.