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Joaquín Almunia

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Joaquín Almunia Amann (born 17 June 1948) is a Spanish politician and former member of the European Commission. During his tenure in the two Barroso Commissions, he was European commissioner responsible for economic and monetary affairs (2004–2009) and, subsequently, vice-president and the European Commissioner for Competition (2009–2014). Previously, he had been Spanish Minister for Employment (1982–1986) and Public Administrations (1986–1991). From 1997 to 2000, he was the leader of the opposition as secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, standing in and losing the 2000 Spanish general election against the then incumbent Spanish prime minister, José María Aznar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joaquín Almunia is the 9,591st most popular politician (up from 12,789th in 2019), the 842nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,251st in 2019) and the 279th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joaquín Almunia ranks 9,591 out of 19,576. Before him are Giuseppe Zanardelli, David Marshall, Constanza Manuel, Mihailo Vojislavljević, Christine of Saxony, and Caratacus. After him are Donald Maclean, Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, José Calvo Sotelo, George Koval, Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein, and Alexander Shelepin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Joaquín Almunia ranks 231. Before him are Vonda N. McIntyre, Theo Jansen, Barbara Hendricks, Aruna Shanbaug case, Rhea Perlman, and Pascal Quignard. After him are Ronnie Van Zant, Tim Staffell, James P. Allison, Art Spiegelman, Abdelmalek Sellal, and Paul Milgrom.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joaquín Almunia ranks 842 out of 3,355. Before him are Carlos Westendorp (1937), Marcos Alonso (1933), Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532), Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895), and Constanza Manuel (1315). After him are José Calvo Sotelo (1893), Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (1965), Eleanor of Arborea (1340), Joaquín Navarro-Valls (1936), Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), and Rocío Dúrcal (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Joaquín Almunia ranks 279. Before him are Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586), Enrique Líster (1907), Bera, Count of Barcelona (770), Carlos Westendorp (1937), Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), and Constanza Manuel (1315). After him are José Calvo Sotelo (1893), Eleanor of Arborea (1340), Ahmad al-Muqtadir (1050), Alfonso II, Count of Provence (1180), Muhammad XIII of Granada (1500), and Gilbert Horal (1200).

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