José Antonio Alonso

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José Antonio Alonso
José Antonio Alonso, 2006

Minister of the Interior
In office 18 April 2004 – 7 April 2006
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	Ángel Acebes
Succeeded by	Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Minister of Defense
In office 7 April 2006 – 11 April 2008
Prime Minister	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded by	José Bono
Succeeded by	Carme Chacón
Member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies
In office 2004–2011
Constituency	León

Personal details
Born	José Antonio Alonso Suárez (1960-03-28)28 March 1960 León, Spain
Died	2 February 2017(2017-02-02) (aged 56) Madrid, Spain
Political party	PSOE
Alma mater	University of León
Occupation	Judge, 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.^[1] 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.^[1] Described by his ministerial colleagues as a man "driven by his strong ideological beliefs and professionalism",^[1] Zapatero is said to have chosen Alonso on the grounds that the latter would fight terrorism without compromising human rights.^[1] 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.^[2]

Alonso died from lung cancer in Madrid on 2 February 2017 at the age of 56.^[3]

References

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

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Biography at Spanish Congress site

Political offices
Preceded by Ángel Acebes	Minister of the Interior 2004–2006	Succeeded by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Preceded by José Bono	Minister of Defence 2006–2008	Succeeded by Carme Chacón
Party political offices
Preceded by Diego López Garrido	Leader of the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputies 2008–2012	Succeeded by Soraya Rodríguez

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