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(Redirected from José Antonio Alonso Suárez) Spanish politician In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
José Antonio Alonso
José Antonio Alonso, 2006
Minister of the Interior
In office
18 April 2004 – 7 April 2006
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byÁngel Acebes
Succeeded byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Minister of Defense
In office
7 April 2006 – 11 April 2008
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byJosé Bono
Succeeded byCarme Chacón
Member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies
In office
2004–2011
ConstituencyLeón
Personal details
BornJosé Antonio Alonso Suárez
(1960-03-28)28 March 1960
León, Spain
Died2 February 2017(2017-02-02) (aged 56)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyPSOE
Alma materUniversity of León
OccupationJudge, politician

José Antonio Alonso Suárez (28 March 1960 – 2 February 2017) was a Spanish judge and politician, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was member of the Spanish Cabinet from 2004 to 2008.

Born in León, he was a jurist (judge since 1985 after graduating from the University of Leon, magistrate 1989 and criminal court judge with the provincial court in Madrid) and academic at the law faculty of the University of Leon before his political career, Alonso was elected to the Spanish Congress as a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in 2004, representing León Province and was re-elected in 2008. He later served as spokesman for the PSOE Parliamentary Group.

From 18 April 2004 to 7 April 2006 he was the Minister of the Interior in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Described by his ministerial colleagues as a man "driven by his strong ideological beliefs and professionalism", Zapatero is said to have chosen Alonso on the grounds that the latter would fight terrorism without compromising human rights. Alonso served as the Minister of Defense until 11 April 2008. Prior to his election he had been a critic of the People's Party's support for George W. Bush and their alleged politicisation of judicial bodies.

Alonso died from lung cancer in Madrid on 2 February 2017 at the age of 56.

References

  1. ^ Spanish cabinet - key players, BBC News, 22 April 2004 Retrieved 2 June 2010
  2. Women lead the way in the new Spanish government, The Independent, 19 April 2004
  3. "Muere el exministro socialista José Antonio Alonso". ABC (in Spanish). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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Political offices
Preceded byÁngel Acebes Minister of the Interior
2004–2006 		Succeeded byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Preceded byJosé Bono Minister of Defence
2006–2008 		Succeeded byCarme Chacón
Party political offices
Preceded byDiego López Garrido Leader of the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputies
2008–2012 		Succeeded bySoraya Rodríguez


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