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Loyola de Palacio

1950 - 2006

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Ignacia de Loyola de Palacio y del Valle Lersundi (16 September 1950 – 13 December 2006) was a Spanish politician. She was among the first women to rise to political prominence in Spain during the early years of reconstituted democracy. She was a minister in the Spanish government from 1996 to 1998 (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), and a member of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Loyola de Palacio is the 15,724th most popular politician (up from 15,954th in 2024), the 1,691st most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,803rd in 2019) and the 411th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Loyola de Palacio ranks 15,723 out of 19,576. Before her are József Szlávy, Karolina Widerström, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Ján Kubiš, and Lyudmila Pakhomova. After her are Charles Bradlaugh, Ieremia Tabai, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Lucien Carr, Phelekezela Mphoko, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and Mustafa A. G. Abushagur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Loyola de Palacio ranks 469. Before her are Ron Woodroof, Fran Lebowitz, Erich Kühnhackl, Debra Hill, Jhala Nath Khanal, and Gianfranco Brancatelli. After her are Lee Tamahori, Luis Donaldo Colosio, Gil, Paola del Medico, Carlos Roberto Flores, and Bernard Le Coq. Among people deceased in 2006, Loyola de Palacio ranks 295. Before her are Arthur Lee, Jane Wyatt, Iris Marion Young, Jan Twardowski, Joseph Vissers, and Katherine Dunham. After her are Viktor Pavlov, Barnard Hughes, Mirko Sandić, Ferenc Machos, Candy Barr, and Jenő Dalnoki.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Loyola de Palacio ranks 1,691 out of 3,355. Before her are Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823), Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque (1827), Ander Herrera (1989), Luis Milla (1966), Xabier Azkargorta (1953), and Rafael Azcona (1926). After her are Dani Pedrosa (1985), Marcos Llorente (1995), Josep Irla (1874), Susi Sánchez (1955), Juan Antonio San Epifanio (1959), and Luis Rosales (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Loyola de Palacio ranks 411. Before her are José Manuel García-Margallo (1944), Antonio Mateu Lahoz (1977), José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno (1786), Javier de Burgos (1778), Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823), and Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque (1827). After her are Josep Irla (1874), Antonio Cubillo (1930), Salvador Illa (1966), Enrique Tierno Galván (1918), Alfonso Guerra (1940), and Carlos Garaikoetxea (1938).

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