Monarch Juan Carlos I Religion Roman Catholicism Profession Professor Spouse Esther Cid | Nationality Spanish Role Spanish Politician Preceded by Manuel Fraga Name Emilio Tourino | |
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Full Name Emilio Perez Tourino Born 8 August 1948 (age 75)
A Coruna, Galicia, Spain ( 1948-08-08 ) Alma mater University of Santiago de Compostela Education University of Santiago de Compostela Political party Socialist Party of Galicia Similar People Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, Pedro Sanchez, Pablo Iglesias Posse | ||
Succeeded by Alberto Nunez Feijoo | ||
Entrevista a emilio p rez touri o en cuatro elecciones gallegas
Emilio Pérez Touriño ([eˈmiljo ˈpeɾeθ touˈɾiɲo]; born 8 August 1948) is a Spanish politician and economist. He is the former secretary general of the Socialists' Party of Galicia and, from August 2005 to March 2009, former president of the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain). Namely, he was president of the executive branch, the Xunta de Galicia. His political views are socialdemocratic and Galicianist.
Contents
- Entrevista a emilio p rez touri o en cuatro elecciones gallegas
- Mitin de emilio p rez touri o e felipe gonzalez en vilagarcia
- Academic studies
- Politics
- Academic publications selection
- References
Mitin de emilio p rez touri o e felipe gonzalez en vilagarcia
Academic studies
An economist by profession, Pérez Touriño completed a course of specialisation at the University of Grenoble (France). He finished his doctoral degree in economics at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He was also vice-president for financial affairs in that same university. During his university years, Touriño developed an intense academic activity, teaching and publishing a number of works on economy and development. He would frequently use Galicia and Galicia's infrastructures as a case study in the integration with the European Union.
Politics
During the transition to democracy (1975–1982), following the end of the Francoist dictatorship, Touriño revealed himself as a left wing political activist and even participated in the drafting of the Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981. He joined the cabinet of minister Abel Caballero at the Spanish ministry for transportation, tourism and communications. He also worked in a senior position at the ministry for public works, transportation and the environment. In 1994, he was accused of having accepted irregular payments and as a result renounced to all his political posts and returned to academia. That same year he also received the Spanish Great Cross of Civil Merit. He eventually returned to politics in 1996 when he was elected to the Spanish Congress representing A Coruña Province though he resigned from Congress in 1997.
In 1998, Touriño replaced Francisco Vázquez as general secretary of the Socialists' Party of Galicia. In 2005 he became the president of Galicia, defeating Manuel Fraga's People's Party of Galicia, thanks to a coalition government established with the Galician Nationalist Bloc. Subsequently, both coalition parties were engaged by the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, in reviewing the current Statute of Autonomy, in order to renegotiate the status of Galicia as a part of the Spanish State. He was re-elected secretary general of the Socialists' Party of Galicia in July 2008.
In the elections of 2009, his government was ousted by Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the PP.
Academic publications (selection)
