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Santiago Abascal
Spanish politician (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santiago Abascal Conde (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo aβasˈkal ˈkonde]; born 14 April 1976) is a Spanish politician and since September 2014 the leader of the right-wing political party Vox. Abascal is a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Madrid since 2019. Before the creation of Vox, Abascal was long a member of the centre-right People's Party, served as legislator in the Basque Parliament, founded the Spanish nationalist Foundation for the Defense of the Spanish Nation (Spanish: Fundación para la Defensa de la Nación Española, or DENAES) and exerted the role of director of publicly funded entities of the Community of Madrid.
Santiago Abascal | |
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President of Vox | |
Assumed office 20 September 2014 | |
Vice President | Jorge Buxadé |
Preceded by | José Luis González Quirós |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
Director of the Data Protection Agency of the Community of Madrid | |
In office 4 February 2010 – 28 December 2012 | |
President | Esperanza Aguirre |
Preceded by | Antonio Troncoso |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the Basque Parliament | |
In office 4 October 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
Constituency | Álava |
In office 16 January 2004 – 22 February 2005 | |
Constituency | Álava |
Member of the General Assembly of Álava | |
In office 13 June 2003 – 3 February 2005 | |
Constituency | Vitoria |
Member of the City Council of Llodio | |
In office 13 June 1999 – 16 June 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago Abascal Conde (1976-04-14) 14 April 1976 (age 48) Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
Political party | Vox (since 2014) |
Other political affiliations | People's Party (1994–2013) |
Spouse(s) |
Ana Belén Sánchez Cenador
(m. 2002; div. 2010)Lidia Bedman (m. 2018) |
Children | 4 |
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Alma mater | University of Deusto |
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