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Luis Solana Madariaga (born 18 December 1935) is a Spanish businessman and politician.
Luis Solana | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 1977–1983 | |
Constituency | Segovia |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 December 1935 Madrid, Spain |
Citizenship | Spanish |
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Spouse | Leonor Pérez Pita (d. 2019) |
Occupation | Politician, businessman, economist, media executive |
Born on 18 December 1935 in Madrid,[1] he is an older brother of Javier Solana. He graduated in law at the Complutense University of Madrid, and later studied economics in London and Paris.[2] A member of the University Socialist Grouping (ASU), he was jailed in 1959 by the Francoist dictatorship due to his political activities during his student years.[3]
He married Leonor Pérez Pita , best known as 'Cuca Solana', pioneer of fashion in Spain and founder of the Pasarela Cibeles.[2][4]
A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE),[5] he was elected member of the Congress of Deputies in the 1977 general election in representation of Segovia.[6] He was re-elected in the 1979 and 1982 general elections. In 1985 he became a member of the Spanish group of the Trilateral Commission.[5]
He was the chairman of Telefónica from 1982 to 1989, when he was appointed as Director-General of RTVE.[7] He later became chairman of Inversiones Graminsa, S.A (1991) and member of the board of directors of Amper (2004).[7]
He was widowed in 2019.[4]
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