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Jerónimo Saavedra

1936 - 2023

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Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo (3 July 1936 – 21 November 2023) was a Spanish politician and academic. He served as President of the Canary Islands twice, from 1983 to 1987, and again from 1991 to 1993. He became the first president of the Canary Islands after the establishment of the autonomous communities system under the 1978 Constitution and was in charge of structuring the regional administration and overseeing the democratic transition in the islands. Saavedra also served as Minister of Public Administrations of Spain between 1993 and 1995 and as Minister of Education and Science of Spain between 1995 and 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerónimo Saavedra is the 16,334th most popular politician (down from 10,974th in 2019), the 1,809th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,031st in 2019) and the 423rd most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jerónimo Saavedra ranks 16,334 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, Sæberht of Essex, Ernest Shonekan, Manuel Murillo Toro, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb. After him are George-Étienne Cartier, Adriano Directo Emperado, Anatole Collinet Makosso, Francisco Linares Alcántara, Bruno Gollnisch, and Tytila of East Anglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jerónimo Saavedra ranks 490. Before him are Ferenc Németh, Gavriil Popov, Žarko Nikolić, Hugh Anderson, Isaac Berger, and Ernest Shonekan. After him are Hal Greer, Margaret Mahy, Carey Bell, Dimitar Largov, Robert F. Overmyer, and David Hess. Among people deceased in 2023, Jerónimo Saavedra ranks 460. Before him are Faustin Twagiramungu, Juan Carlos Sarnari, Patricia Bredin, Robert Budzynski, Allan Jay, and Theodoros Pangalos. After him are Terry McDermott, Erwin Olaf, Jim Gordon, Janusz Gortat, Lucy Salani, and Coco Lee.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jerónimo Saavedra ranks 1,809 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Carlos Navarro (1980), Francisco Gamborena (1901), José Juncosa (1922), Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja (1935), Ismael Urzaiz (1971), and José Amador de los Ríos (1818). After him are Jorge Martínez (1962), Miquel-Lluís Muntané (1956), Rubén de la Red (1985), Miguel Pardeza (1965), Santiago Urquiaga (1958), and Patricia Urquiola (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Jerónimo Saavedra ranks 423. Before him are Ramón Piñeiro López (1915), María Teresa Fernández de la Vega (1949), Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde (1848), José Montilla (1955), Jaime de Marichalar (1963), and Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja (1935). After him are Arnaldo Otegi (1958), Nadia Calviño (1968), Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz (1805), Juan José Ibarretxe (1957), Iñigo Urkullu (1961), and Manuel Chaves (1945).

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