Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is a Spanish politician who has been Prime Minister of Spain since June 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since June 2017, having previously held that office from 2014 to 2016, and was elected President of the Socialist International in November 2022.
Some of the key events about Pedro Sánchez
- 2003Earned a PhD in Economics and Business from Camilo José Cela University
- 2004Elected to Madrid City Council
- 2009Elected as a member of the Congress of Deputies
- 2014Elected as Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
- 2015Became Leader of the Opposition in Spain
- 2016Re-elected as Secretary-General of PSOE after briefly resigning
- 2016Resigned as party leader after refusing to facilitate Mariano Rajoy's investiture, causing political deadlock
- 2016Reversed his stance and abstained in Rajoy's investiture vote, contradicting previous promises
- 2018Became Prime Minister of Spain following a successful motion of no confidence
- 2018Faced criticism for plagiarism allegations in his doctoral thesis
- 2019Led PSOE to victory in the April general election, though without an absolute majority
- 2019Formed a coalition government with Unidas Podemos, the first coalition government in Spain's modern democratic history
- 2019Failed to form a government after inconclusive April elections, leading to repeat elections
- 2020Implemented measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including a nationwide lockdown and economic support packages
- 2020Criticized for initial slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- 2021Pardoned Catalan independence leaders, sparking controversy and protests
- 2022Faced backlash for supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, reversing Spain's long-standing position
- 2022Criticized for passing a sexual consent law that inadvertently reduced sentences for some sex offenders
- 2023Faced allegations of mishandling the Pegasus spyware scandal affecting Catalan politicians
- 2023Called snap elections after poor performance in regional and local elections, surprising many within his own party
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