POLITICIAN
José Luis Ábalos
1959 - Today

José Luis Ábalos
José Luis Ábalos Meco (born 9 December 1959) is a Spanish politician serving as member of the Congress of Deputies since 2009. A long-time member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he was expelled from the party in 2024 for his involvement in a corruption scandal. He served as minister of Development (of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda since 2020) of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2021, in the cabinets chaired by Pedro Sánchez. He was also the Secretary of Organization of his party from 2017 to 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. José Luis Ábalos is the 16,759th most popular politician (down from 16,506th in 2024), the 1,889th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,916th in 2019) and the 433rd most popular Spanish Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, José Luis Ábalos ranks 16,759 out of 19,576. Before him are Rhodri Morgan, Yariv Levin, Albino Jara, Arnaud Montebourg, Gheorghe Fiat, and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. After him are Domnall Brecc, Tetyana Dorovskikh, Cleopas Dlamini, Lin Chuan, Tim Kaine, and Ernest Mühlen.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRhodri Morgan
1939 - 2017
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 16,760
Yariv Levin
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 16,761
Albino Jara
1877 - 1912
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 16,762
Arnaud Montebourg
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 16,763
Gheorghe Fiat
1929 - 2010
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 16,764
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 16,765
José Luis Ábalos
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 16,766
Domnall Brecc
700 - 642
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 16,767
Tetyana Dorovskikh
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 16,768
Cleopas Dlamini
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 16,769
Lin Chuan
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 16,770
Tim Kaine
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 16,771
Ernest Mühlen
1926 - 2014
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 16,772
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, José Luis Ábalos ranks 430. Before him are Alexandre Guimarães, Geoff Tate, Vladimir Yashchenko, Kwak Jae-yong, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Flavor Flav. After him are José Gómez Mustelier, Alessandro Andrei, Orlando Figes, Andrzej Buncol, Valeria Ciavatta, and Rob Gonsalves.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 424
Geoff Tate
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 425
Vladimir Yashchenko
ATHLETE
1959 - 1999
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 426
Kwak Jae-yong
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 427
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 428
Flavor Flav
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 429
José Luis Ábalos
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 430
José Gómez Mustelier
BOXER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 431
Alessandro Andrei
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 432
Orlando Figes
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 433
Andrzej Buncol
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 434
Valeria Ciavatta
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 435
Rob Gonsalves
PAINTER
1959 - 2017
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 436
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, José Luis Ábalos ranks 1,889 out of 3,355. Before him are Edurne Pasaban (1973), Icíar Bollaín (1967), Jordi Roura (1967), Sergio Aragonés (1937), Hipólito Rincón (1957), and Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria (1968). After him are Marino Lejarreta (1957), Albert Serra (1975), Carlos Ruiz (1948), Álvaro Odriozola (1995), Asier Illarramendi (1990), and Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona (1811).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsEdurne Pasaban
MOUNTAINEER
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 1,883
Icíar Bollaín
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1,884
Jordi Roura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1,885
Sergio Aragonés
COMIC ARTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1,886
Hipólito Rincón
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 1,887
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
NOBLEMAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,888
José Luis Ábalos
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 1,889
Marino Lejarreta
CYCLIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 1,890
Albert Serra
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,891
Carlos Ruiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,892
Álvaro Odriozola
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,893
Asier Illarramendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,894
Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1871
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,895
Among POLITICIANS In Spain
Among politicians born in Spain, José Luis Ábalos ranks 433. Before him are Nadia Calviño (1968), Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz (1805), Juan José Ibarretxe (1957), Iñigo Urkullu (1961), Manuel Chaves (1945), and José María Calatrava y Peinado (1781). After him are Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona (1811), Elena Salgado (1949), José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil (1789), María Fernanda Espinosa (1964), Miguel Arias Cañete (1950), and Santiago Abascal (1976).
Nadia Calviño
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 427
Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz
1805 - 1873
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 428
Juan José Ibarretxe
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 429
Iñigo Urkullu
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 430
Manuel Chaves
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 431
José María Calatrava y Peinado
1781 - 1846
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 432
José Luis Ábalos
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 433
Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
1811 - 1871
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 434
Elena Salgado
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 435
José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil
1789 - 1853
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 436
María Fernanda Espinosa
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 437
Miguel Arias Cañete
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 438
Santiago Abascal
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 439















































